English
Loch Long
Loch Long comes from Scottish Gaelic long ‘ship’, from Old Irish long ‘boat’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *longā.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*longā‘boat, vessel’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900long‘boat’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernsame form‘ship’
- EnglishtodayLoch Long
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*longā‘boat, vessel’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900long‘boat’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernsame form‘ship’
- EnglishtodayLoch Long
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *longā
Today it means
name A sea loch off the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *longā / Loch Long