Etymograph

English

flaithiúlach

Flaithiúlach comes from Irish flaithiúlach ‘lavish, generous’, from flaith ‘lordship, sovereignty’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wlatis‘sovereignty’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900flaith‘lordship, sovereignty, rule’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘lordship, sovereignty’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentflaithiúil‘princely, munificent, lavish, generous, hospitable’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentflaithiúlach‘lavish, generous’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wlatis‘sovereignty’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900flaith‘lordship, sovereignty, rule’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘lordship, sovereignty’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentflaithiúil‘princely, munificent, lavish, generous, hospitable’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentflaithiúlach‘lavish, generous’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-

Today it means

adj Generous (often in an ironic sense).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy- / flaithiúlach

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