folt

Irish (Donegal)

noun

Definitions

hair of head; locks, tresses

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish folt inherited from Proto-Celtic *woltos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *welh₂-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welh₂-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wold English
wolder English
woldest English
λάσιος Ancient Greek
λασιών Ancient Greek
*welH- Proto-Indo-European
*welh₂- Proto-Indo-European
wald Middle English
bréagfholt Irish
gwallt Welsh
folt Old Irish
falt Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
folt Manx
*woltos Proto-Celtic
gols Cornish

bréagfholt