Where does “geansaidh” come from?

geansaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English Guernsey, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

geansaidh (Scottish Gaelic): jersey, jumper, pullover

Definitions

  1. jersey, jumper, pullover

Ancestry of “geansaidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGuernseyA cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred...
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →