Where does “uirsgeul” come from?

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

uirsgeul (Scottish Gaelic): legend, myth; tale, romance; fable, folktale;...

Definitions

  1. legend, myth; tale, romance; fable, folktale;...

Ancestry of “uirsgeul”, step by step

uirsgeul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sgeul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsgeulstory, tale; news, information, tidings, report;...
2Old Irishscélstory, narration, tale; story told of a...
3Proto-Celticskʷetlomstory, tale
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Scottish Gaelic ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicuryour
2Old Irishúrfresh, new
3Proto-Celticswūr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom →Every word from Old Irish scél →