The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kelh₂-“to break, beat, strike”
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*su-“good”
- English todaySucellus
From the Celtic/Gaulish name, represented as carrying a hammer, the god's name could mean "good striker," from Proto-Celtic *su- (“good”) + a root related to *kellāko- (“war, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to break, beat, strike”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂- all →
hollyholtcalamitoushollinglaiveclaviform
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.