Where does “uaisleachd” come from?

uaisleachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic uaisle, 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.

uaisleachd (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of uaisle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of uaisle

Ancestry of “uaisleachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicuaislenobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel...
2Old Irishúaislenobility; dignity
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →