gealt
Irish (Donegal)
/ɟal̪ˠt̪ˠ/
noun
Definitions
- madman, lunatic
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish geilt inherited from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (wild) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷʰel-t-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonwild English
- rewild English
- semiwild English
- unwild English
- wild English
- wild cat English
- wild man English
- wildberry English
- wildcard English
- wildcat English
- wildcraft English
- wilden English
- wildfire English
- wildflower English
- wildfowl English
- wilding English
- wildish English
- wildland English
- wildlife English
- wildling English
- wildly English
- wildmeat English
- wildness English
- wildposting English
- wildsome English
- wildstyle English
- wildwood English
- *gʷʰel-t- Proto-Indo-European
- wild Middle English
- gealtach Irish
- gealtachas Irish
- gealtlann Irish
- geltach Old Irish
- *gʷeltis Proto-Celtic
- geilt Middle Irish
- welman Tok Pisin
- welpik Tok Pisin
- *gwɨlt Proto-Brythonic