Etymograph

English

Gaeltacht

Gaeltacht comes from Irish Gaeltacht ‘Irish-speaking area’, from Gael ‘Gael, Gaelic person’, and ultimately from Old Welsh Guoidel ‘wild man, warrior’.

  1. Old Welshc. 800–1150Guoidel‘wild man, warrior’
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900Goídel‘Gael’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentGael‘Gael, Gaelic person’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentGaeltacht‘Irish-speaking area’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Welshc. 800–1150Guoidel‘wild man, warrior’
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900Goídel‘Gael’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentGael‘Gael, Gaelic person’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentGaeltacht‘Irish-speaking area’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Old Welsh Guoidel

Today it means

noun An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Welsh Guoidel / Gaeltacht

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