Etymology

Gaelic

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Today it means: Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, or their languages. Full definition →

English Gael ← Irish Gae ← Old Irish Goídel
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  5. Proto-Celtic*weidus
  6. Proto-Celtic*weidelos
  7. Proto-Brythonic*guɨðel
  8. Proto-Brythonic*Guɨðe
  9. Old IrishGoídel
  10. IrishGae
  11. EnglishGael
  12. English todayGaelic

From Gael + -ic.

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