Where does “goil” come from?

goil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Gaulish gali-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

goil (Scottish Gaelic): boil; verbal noun of goil

Definitions

  1. boil; verbal noun of goil

Ancestry of “goil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishgali-boil, gush, well up
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Gaulish gali- →