Where does “brù-gheal” come from?

brù-gheal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic geal, from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic gelos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

brù-gheal (Scottish Gaelic): wheatear

Definitions

  1. wheatear

Ancestry of “brù-gheal”, step by step

brù-gheal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic geal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgealwhite, bright, pale
2Old Irishgelbright; clear; white
3Proto-Celticgelosshining, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Scottish Gaelic brù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbrùbelly; stomach; womb
2Old Irishbrúbelly, abdomen; breast; womb
3Proto-Celticbrusūbelly, abdomen; breast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gelos →Every word from Old Irish gel →