Where does “sealbh” come from?

sealbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish selb, from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sealbh (Scottish Gaelic): luck, fortune; providence, heaven; property,...

Definitions

  1. luck, fortune; providence, heaven; property,...

Ancestry of “sealbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishselbproperty, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...
2Proto-Celtic*selwāpossession
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sealbh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *selwā →Every word from Old Irish selb →