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Where does “sgeul” come from?

sgeul (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish scél, from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sgeul (Scottish Gaelic): story, tale; news, information, tidings, report;...

Definitions

  1. story, tale; news, information, tidings, report;...

Ancestry of “sgeul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscélstory, narration, tale; story told of a...
2Proto-Celticskʷetlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sgeul”

  • eadar-sgeul
  • sgeulachd
  • uirsgeul
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