Where does “doirlinn-fasgaidh” come from?

doirlinn-fasgaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fasgadh, from Old Irish foscad, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoskātu — shade, shadow.

doirlinn-fasgaidh (Scottish Gaelic): breakwater

Definitions

  1. breakwater

Ancestry of “doirlinn-fasgaidh”, step by step

doirlinn-fasgaidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic fasgadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfasgadhshelter, protection
2Old Irishfoscadshadow; protection
3Proto-Celtic*uɸoskātushade, shadow

via Scottish Gaelic doirlinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdoirlinnisthmus; peninsula
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoskātu →Every word from Old Irish foscad →Every word from Scottish Gaelic fasgadh →