Gael

English

/ɡeɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Gael (of Gaels) derived from Middle Irish Gaídel derived from Old Irish Goídel (Irishman, Gael, a Gael) derived from Old Welsh Guoidel (wild man, warrior) derived from Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel (woodsman, savage) derived from Proto-Celtic *wēdelos (woodsman, savage) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ- (wood, wilderness, divide, wooded).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weydʰ-

Gloss

wood, wilderness, divide, wooded

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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Emoji
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