Where does “caol” come from?

caol (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic koilos, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

caol (Scottish Gaelic): thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the...

Definitions

  1. thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the...

Ancestry of “caol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcáelnarrow
2Old Irishcoílthin, slender, narrow
3Proto-Celtickoilosthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “caol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →