Where does “seillean-lunndach” come from?

seillean-lunndach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seillean, from Middle Irish teillenn — swarm of bees.

seillean-lunndach (Scottish Gaelic): drone bee

Definitions

  1. drone bee

Ancestry of “seillean-lunndach”, step by step

seillean-lunndach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic seillean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseilleanbee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...
2Middle Irishteillennswarm of bees

via Scottish Gaelic lunndach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclunndachidle, lazy, loitering
Every word from Middle Irish teillenn →Every word from Scottish Gaelic seillean →