Where does “geal” come from?

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

geal (Scottish Gaelic): white, bright, pale

Definitions

  1. white, bright, pale

Ancestry of “geal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgelbright; clear; white
2Proto-Celticgelosshining, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “geal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gelos →Every word from Old Irish gel →