ceilidh

The story

1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromcèilidhean
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱey-“to settle”
3. Proto-Celtic · derived from*kēiliyos“companion; servant”
4. Old Irish · derived fromcélide“social call, visit”
5. Irish · borrowed fromcélidhe
6. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromcèilidh“a pilgrimage; a social call, visit; a sojourn; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”
7. English todayceilidh

The noun is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh (“a pilgrimage; a social call, visit; a sojourn; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”) and Irish célidhe (archaic), céilí (“a social call, visit; a social gathering with dancing, etc., ceilidh”), both from Old Irish célide (“social call, visit”), from céile (“companion, fellow; neighbour”) (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kēiliyos (“companion; servant”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle”)) + -ide. The plural form ceilidhean is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cèilidhean. The verb is derived from the noun.

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