Where does “gaidhealach” come from?

gaidhealach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Gàidheal, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

gaidhealach (Scottish Gaelic): Gaelic, Highland

Definitions

  1. Gaelic, Highland

Ancestry of “gaidhealach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicGàidhealGael, Highlander
2Old IrishGoídelGael
3Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
4Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
5Proto-Celticwēduswild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “gaidhealach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel →
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