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Where does “uaisle” come from?

uaisle (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish úaisle, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

uaisle (Scottish Gaelic): nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel...

Definitions

  1. nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel...

Ancestry of “uaisle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúaislenobility; dignity
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “uaisle”

  • uaisleachd
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