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datetime="2025-03-15T17:24:20+00:00">15th March 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-15T17:31:36+00:00">15th March 2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Celtic Pathways &#8211; Sooty Soot" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2025-03-15T17:24:20+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT1M38S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for soot in English, French and various other languages. The Proto-Celtic word *sūdyā means soot and comes from Proto-Indo-European *suh₃d- (soot [?]), or from sed- (to sit) [source]. ..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/soot.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="1.3" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_638"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3836-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/soot.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/soot.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/soot.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/soot.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3836-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/soot.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="soot.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for <strong>soot</strong> in English, French and various other languages.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/112261457@N06/33398368658/in/photolist-STinqo-rhtLns-3zST4N-ZQKjEN-FYFEaF-rc2XP-cWg4yh-5N4HUM-8MQyG-r4xL96-3gKWnK-bXdyCx-8mPt11-2icdrms-2o5t4Fv-2jAmL2D-96MEHr-8kxCq4-RD8DE5-6hKwm-2mrYiS4-aMmhPe-aEHEEY-2kQce4L-cRTwyY-wCcoe-bGP358-5Z2Anw-2icbfBL-dXkZ7c-FLWER6-ZvPDXA-2gnW1fU-2qtJLWe-2ktoevy-2kfynGR-5YXj5z-kiQE3r-UT91Tu-uioey-2onwm66-2mwK2QD-2ms5mCe-2mrZzcE-2qsSAFc-2ontA2E-2pUapfy-s8V3zd-28i8yuK-pZdYzi" title="Anybody else smell smoke??"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7903/33398368658_d79cd4108b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Anybody else smell smoke??"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*sūdyā</strong> means soot and comes from Proto-Indo-European <em>*suh₃d-</em> (soot [?]), or from <em>sed-</em> (to sit) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/huddygl#Welsh">source</a>].</p> <p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: </p> <ul> <li><strong>súiche</strong> [ˈsˠuːçɪ] = soot in Irish</li> <li><strong>sùith</strong> [suːj] = soot in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>sooie</strong> = smut, soot in Manx</li> <li><strong>huddygl</strong> [ˈhɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡl / ˈhɪðɪɡl] = soot in Welsh</li> <li><strong>hudhygel</strong> = soot in Cornish</li> <li><strong>huzil</strong> [ˈhyː(z)il] = soot in Breton</li> </ul> <p>For more about words for <strong>soot</strong> and related things in Celtic languages, see the Celtiadur post: <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2025/03/15/soot/">Soot</a>.</p> <p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root, via Gaulish <em>*sūdiā</em> (soot [?]), include <strong>sutge</strong> (soot) in Catalan, <strong>suie</strong> (soot) in French, and maybe <strong>soot</strong> in English, <strong>sot</strong> (soot) in Swedish, <strong>sadza</strong> (soot) in Polish, <strong>сажа</strong> (saža – soot) in Russian, and <strong>saze</strong> (soot) in Czech [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/s%C5%ABdy%C4%81">source</a>].</p> <p>Incidentally, another Welsh word for soot is <strong>fflacs</strong>, which refers specifically to soot blown down a chimney on a windy day [<a href="https://welsh-dictionary.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html">source</a>].</p> <p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href="https://blubrry.com/services/podcast-hosting/?code=omniglot">Blubrry Podcast Hosting</a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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rel="bookmark">Celtic Pathways – Fortified Dunes</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3307" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-30T16:15:15+00:00">30th March 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-30T16:29:35+00:00">30th March 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Celtic Pathways &#8211; Fortified Dunes" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2024-03-30T16:15:15+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT2M28S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this episode we uncover Celtic fortresses among the sand dunes. A dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic *dūn(ā) (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (accumulation,..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/dunes.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.6" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_639"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3307-2" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/dunes.mp3?_=2" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/dunes.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/dunes.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/dunes.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3307-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/dunes.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="dunes.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode we uncover Celtic <strong>fortresses</strong> among the <strong>sand dunes</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nigel_brown/31933922157/in/photolist-2k1GAZm-2nCbeX8-2hemjEx-QDTGuM-2jbgXLV-ehGtxn-2akqqLq-2jbiTWu-BT3qnG-6D1cfr-2mzoniE-H1ENYR-H1Uoiu-2jCQGLs-ywacNu-3aa98D-2kc8b3B-2jbgYXN-2jbiTNU-66zzKu-4RdbYw-8DNnni-2jbmxMm-2jbjBVu-grFwFY-66viqM-2jbjCPZ-2jbmxUL-d2NhVW-2jbkVRD-H3A4AA-2jbjBGt-2g2tJzh-Fggo3t-2jbkWb6-5pvAvb-H6tY4V-VWBRq9-2GkeP5-FLpndE-2jbgZ8C-2jbkWgM-4ktch9-LwMfnR-GYjLea-2m7t5v4-28VaAYf-Gbwihv-PKpQiA-FNqKrV" title="Killinallan"><img decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/4866/31933922157_1fddb510d5_z.jpg" width="640" height="364" alt="Killinallan"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>A <strong>dune</strong> is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic <em>*dūn(ā)</em> (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch, from Proto-Germanic <em>*dūnaz</em> (accumulation, pile, heap, mound), or from Gaulish <em>dunum</em> (hill), from Proto-Celtic <em>*dūnom</em> (stronghold, rampart), all of which come from Proto-Indo-European <em>*dʰuHnom</em> (enclosure) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dune#English">source</a>]. </p> <p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>dún</strong> [d̪ˠuːnˠ] (fort(ress), place of refuge, residence, house) in Irish</li> <li><strong>dùn</strong> [duːn] (fortress, heap) in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>doon</strong> [duːn] (fort, stronghold) in Manx</li> <li><strong>din</strong> [dɪn] (city, fortress, stronghold), and <strong>dinas</strong> (city) in Welsh</li> <li><strong>din</strong> [di:n] (fort) in Cornish</li> <li><strong>din</strong> [ˈdĩːn] (fortress) in Breton</li> </ul> <p>Apart from <strong>dinas</strong> in Welsh, these words are mostly found in placenames, such as <strong>Dún Dealgan</strong> (Dundalk) in Ireland, <strong>Dún Dè(agh)</strong> (Dundee) in Scotland, <strong>Dinbych</strong> (Denbigh) in Wales, <strong>Dinmeur</strong> (Dunmere) in Cornwall, and <strong>Dinan</strong> in Brittany.</p> <p>Words from the same Celtic roots possibly include <strong>town</strong> and <strong>down</strong> (a [chalk] hill, rolling grassland) in English, <strong>tuin</strong> (garden, yard) in Dutch, <strong>tún</strong> (hayfield) in Icelandic, and <strong>тын</strong> [tɨn] (fence [especially one made of twigs]) in Russian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/d%C5%ABnom">source</a>]. </p> <p>Words same PIE roots include <strong>dusk</strong>, <strong>dust</strong> and <strong>fume</strong> in English, <strong>dagg</strong> (dew) and <strong>dy</strong> (mud, mire, sludge) in Swedish, and <strong>fem</strong> (dung, manure) in Catalan [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/pinn">source</a>]. </p> <p>More about words for <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2019/04/18/fortress/">Castles & fortresses</a> and related things in Celtic languages.</p> <p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/">Celtiadur blog</a>. I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/">Omniglot Blog</a>.</p> <p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href="https://blubrry.com/services/podcast-hosting/?code=omniglot">Blubrry Podcast Hosting</a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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Rotten Bran" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2023-12-09T15:51:39+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="duration" content="PT1M54S" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this episode we discover the rotten Celtic roots of the English word bran, the Galician word braña (meadow, bog), and related words in other languages. The Proto-Celtic word *bragnos means rotten. It comes from the PIE *bʰreHg- (to smell, have ..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/rotten.mp3" /><meta itemprop="contentSize" content="2.4" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_640"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-3094-3" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/rotten.mp3?_=3" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/rotten.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/rotten.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/rotten.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=3094-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/rotten.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="rotten.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode we discover the <strong>rotten</strong> Celtic roots of the English word <strong>bran</strong>, the Galician word <strong>braña</strong> (meadow, bog), and related words in other languages.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.omniglot.com/images/celtiadur/rotten.jpg" width="630" height="300" alt="Rotten Bran" /></p> <p>The Proto-Celtic word <em>*bragnos</em> means rotten. It comes from the PIE <em>*bʰreHg-</em> (to smell, have a strong odour) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/b%CA%B0reHg-">source</a>].</p> <p>Descendents in the modern Celtic languages include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>bréan</strong> [bʲɾʲiːa̯nˠ] = foul, putrid, rotten or to pollute in Irish</li> <li><strong>breun</strong> [brʲeːn] = foetid, putrid, disgusting or filthy in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>breinn</strong> = foetid, loathsome, nasty or offensive in Manx</li> <li><strong>braen</strong> [braːɨ̯n] = rotten, putrid, corrupt or mouldy in Welsh</li> <li><strong>breyn</strong> = putrid or rotten in Cornish</li> <li><strong>brein</strong> [ˈbrɛ̃jn] = rotten or uncultivated in Breton</li> </ul> <p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root, via the Gaulish <em>brennos</em> (rotten) and the Latin <em>*brennos</em>, include <strong>bran</strong> in English, <strong>berner</strong> (to trick, fool, hoodwink) in French [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bragnos">source</a>].</p> <p>The Asturian word <strong>braña</strong> (pasture, meadowland), and Galician word <strong>braña</strong> (mire, bog, marsh, moorland) possibly also come from the same Proto-Celtic root [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bra%C3%B1a">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same PIE root include <strong>flair</strong>, <strong>fragrant</strong>, and <strong>bray</strong> in English, and <strong>брага</strong> [ˈbraɡə] (home brew) in Russian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/b%CA%B0reHg-">source</a>].</p> <p>More about words for <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2022/07/19/rotten-fragrance/">Rotten</a> and related things in Celtic languages.</p> <p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/">Celtiadur blog</a>. 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The Proto-Celtic word *ardwos means high, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰwós., from *h₃erdʰ- (to increase, grow; upright, high) [Source]. Related words in the mod..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/heights.mp3" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_641"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-2612-4" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/heights.mp3?_=4" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/heights.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/heights.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/heights.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=2612-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/heights.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="heights.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode we’re looking up words for <strong>high</strong> and related things.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/omniglot/27355989425/in/album-72157626541135224/" title="View from Snowdon"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7472/27355989425_0d21d791e7_z.jpg" alt="View from Snowdon" width="640" height="360"></a><script async="" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*ardwos</strong> means high, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h₃r̥dʰwós.</em>, from <em>*h₃erdʰ-</em> (to increase, grow; upright, high) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ardwos">Source</a>].</p> <p>Related words in the modern Celtic language include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>ard</strong> [ɑːɾˠd̪ˠ/æːɾˠd̪ˠ] = height, hillock, top, high part; high, tall, loud, ambitious, chief, excellent, noble or advanced in Irish.</li> <li><strong>àrd</strong> [aːr̪ˠd] = high, lofty, tall; great; loud; chief, eminent, superior or supreme in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>ard</strong> = high, towering, tall, big, loud, height, high place, fell, incline, district, region, direction, compass point or pole in Manx</li> <li><strong>ardd</strong> [arð] = hill, highland, top, high or upland in Welsh</li> <li><strong>ardh</strong> = height or high place in Cornish</li> <li><strong>arz</strong> = high or elevated in Breton</li> </ul> <p>The Ardennes, a region of forests and hills in mainly in Belgium, Luxembourg, and also in France and Germany, was known as <em>Arduenna Silva</em> in Latin. The first part of the Latin name probably comes from the Gaulish <em>*arduenna</em> (high), or from the Latin <em>arduus</em> (lofty, high, steep, tall), which comes from the same PIE root [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardennes">source</a>].</p> <p>Other words from the same PIE roots include <strong>arbor</strong>, <strong>arduous</strong>, <strong>orthodox</strong> and <strong>orthography</strong> in English, <strong>arbre</strong> (tree) in French, <strong>árbol</strong> (tree, mast) in Spanish, and <strong>рост</strong> [rost] (growth, increase, rise, height, stature) in Russian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h%E2%82%83erd%CA%B0-">source</a>].</p> <p>You can be find more details of words for <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2018/09/30/high/">High, Elevated, Noble</a> and related things in Celtic languages on the Celtiadur, a blog where I explore connections between Celtic languages in more depth. 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In English the word slogan means a distinctive phrase of a person or group of people, a motto, a catchphrase, and formerly, a battle cry used by the Irish or by Scot..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/slogan.mp3" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_642"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-2313-5" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/slogan.mp3?_=5" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/slogan.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/slogan.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/slogan.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=2313-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/celticpathways/slogan.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="slogan.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode we’re looking into the Celtic roots of the words <strong>slogan</strong> and <strong>slew</strong>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.omniglot.com/images/various/sloganslew.jpg" alt="A Slew of Slogans" width="630" height="354"></p> <p>In English the word <strong>slogan</strong> means a distinctive phrase of a person or group of people, a motto, a catchphrase, and formerly, a battle cry used by the Irish or by Scottish highlanders [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slogan#English">source</a>].</p> <p>In the past it was written <strong>sloggorne</strong>, <strong>slughorne</strong> or <strong>slughorn</strong>, and it comes from the Scottish Gaelic <strong>sluagh-ghairm</strong> [ˈsɫ̪uəɣɤɾʲəm] (battle cry) from the Old Irish <em>slóg/slúag</em> (army, host, throng, crowd), and <em>gairm</em> (call, cry, crow, proclamation) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sluagh-ghairm#Scottish_Gaelic">source</a>].</p> <p>The Old Irish word <em>slóg/slúag</em> comes from the Proto-Celtic <em>*slougos</em> (troop, army), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*slowg(ʰ)os</em> (entourage) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/slougos">source</a>].</p> <p>Celtic words from the same root include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>slua</strong> [sˠl̪ˠuə] = host, force, army; crowd, multitude, throng in Irish</li> <li><strong>sluagh</strong> [sl̪ˠuəɣ] = folk, people, populace; the fairy host; crowd in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>sleih</strong> = commonalty, crowd, family, inhabitants, people, populace, public, relations in Manx</li> <li><strong>llu</strong> [ɬɨː / ɬiː] = host, a large number (of people), a great many, multitude, throng, crowd in Welsh</li> <li><strong>lu</strong> [ly: / liˑʊ] = army, military, troop in Cornish</li> <li><strong>lu</strong> = army in Breton</li> </ul> <p>Words for <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2019/04/21/families-and-households/">family and household</a> in Celtic languages, such as <strong>teaghlach</strong> in Irish and <strong>teulu</strong> in Welsh, come from the same Proto-Celtic root, via <em>*tegoslougom</em> (“house army”) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tegoslougom">source</a>].</p> <p>The English word <strong>slew</strong> (a large amount), as in “a slew of papers” was borrowed from the Irish <strong>slua</strong> [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slew#Etymology_4">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same PIE root include <strong>слуга</strong> (servant) in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian and Serbian; <strong>sługa</strong> (minion, servant) in Polish; <strong>sluha</strong> (servant) in Czech and Slovak, <strong>slugă</strong> (servant, domestic) in Romanian, and <strong>szolga</strong> (servant, attendant) in Hungarian [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sluga">source</a>].</p> <p>The Old Irish word <em>gairm</em> (call, cry, crow, proclamation) comes from the Proto-Celtic <em>*gar(r)man-</em> (cry, shout), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*ǵh₂r̥-smn̥</em>, from <em>*ǵeh₂r-</em> (to shout, cry).</p> <p>Celtic words from the same root include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>gairm</strong> [ˈɡaɾʲəmʲ/ˈɡɪɾʲəmʲ] = call, summons, calling, vocation in Irish</li> <li><strong>gairm</strong> [ɡɤrʲɤm] = calling, crying, call, cry, announcing, declaring, convenning, call of the cockerel in Scottish Gaelic</li> <li><strong>gerrym</strong> = crowing, outcry, shouting, whoop, whooping, (cock) crow), avocation, mission, profession, vocation in Manx</li> <li><strong>garm</strong> = shout, cry, outcry, clamour in Welsh</li> <li><strong>garm</strong> = shout, whoop, yell in Cornish</li> <li><strong>garm</strong> = cry, clamour, weeping in Breton</li> </ul> <p>Words from the same roots include <strong>gáir</strong> (cry, shout, report) in Irish, <strong>goir</strong> (to call, cry, hoot) in Scottish Gaelic, <strong>gair</strong> (word, speech) in Welsh [<a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2021/11/09/calling-words-2/">more details</a>].</p> <p>The English words <strong>garrulous</strong> (excessively talkative), <strong>care</strong> and <strong>charm</strong> (sound of many voices (esp. of birds or children), a flock or group (esp. of finches)) as come from the same PIE roots [<a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2021/11/09/calling-words-2/">source</a>].</p> <p>More details about words for <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2019/02/19/troop-host-throng/">Troop, host, throng</a> can be found on the Celtiadur, a blog where I explore connections between Celtic languages in more depth. 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It possibly comes from the Old French <em>cabane</em> (cabin, hut, shack, shed) and <em>hutte</em> (hut) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kajuit">source</a>].</p> <p>Here’s a <a href="https://youtu.be/gx4rhS4U--k">video</a> I made of this information:</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gx4rhS4U--k" title="YouTube video player" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Video made with <a href="http://bit.ly/37vAg5P">Doodly</a> [afflilate link].</p> <p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/">Omniglot Blog</a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/">Celtiadur</a>.</p> <p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a 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datetime="2022-02-28T13:09:48+00:00">28th February 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Timber" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2022-02-26T13:36:20+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this week's Adventures in Etymology we’re exploring the origins of the word timber. Timber [ˈtɪmbə/ˈtɪmbɚ] means: Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood. Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction. A heavy wo..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/timber.mp3" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_644"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-1773-7" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/timber.mp3?_=7" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/timber.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/timber.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/timber.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=1773-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/etymology/timber.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="timber.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this week’s <strong>Adventures in Etymology</strong> we’re exploring the origins of the word <strong>timber</strong>.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/omniglot/51905350279/in/photostream/" title="Studio / Stwdio"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51905350279_6c5da22d07_z.jpg" alt="Studio / Stwdio" width="640" height="361"></a><script async="" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><strong>Timber</strong> [ˈtɪmbə/ˈtɪmbɚ] means:</p> <ul> <li>Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.</li> <li>Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.</li> <li>A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.</li> </ul> <p>It comes from the Middle English <strong>tymber/timber</strong> (timber), from the Old English <strong>timber</strong> [ˈtim.ber] (timber, a building, the act of building), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*timrą</em> [ˈtim.rɑ̃] (building, timber), from the PIE <em>*dem-</em> (to build) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/timber#English">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same Proto-Germanic root include <strong>timmeren</strong> (to build, put together) in Dutch, <strong>Zimmer</strong> [ˈt͡sɪmɐ] (room) in German, <strong>timmer</strong> (timber) in Swedish, and <strong>timbur</strong> (wood, timber) in Icelandic [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/timr%C4%85">source</a>].</p> <p>Words from the same PIE root include <strong>domus</strong> (house, home) in Latin, <strong>duomo</strong> [ˈdwɔ.mo] (cathedral) in Italian, <strong>дом</strong> [dom] (house, building, home) in Russian and most other Slavic languages, and <strong>dome</strong>, <strong>domestic</strong> and <strong>despot</strong> in English [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dem-">source</a>].</p> <p>Here’s a <a href="https://youtu.be/OUuYkAMc294">video</a> I made of this information:</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OUuYkAMc294" title="YouTube video player" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315"></iframe></p> <p>Video made with <a href="http://bit.ly/37vAg5P">Doodly</a> [afflilate link].</p> <p>I also write about words, etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/">Omniglot Blog</a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a 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This is losely based on a talk I gave at the Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava in 2018 entitled "Deconstructing Language". Videos and slides from other presentations I hav..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode41.mp3" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_646"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-1078-9" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode41.mp3?_=9" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode41.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode41.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode41.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=1078-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode41.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="episode41.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode I talk about words – what they are and where they come from. This is losely based on a talk I gave at the Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava in 2018 entitled “<a href="https://www.omniglot.com/presentations/Deconstructing_Language.pptx">Deconstructing Language</a>“.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rAblinWtLAs" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/presentations/">Videos and slides from other presentations I have given at language-related events</a>.</p> <h3>Music featured in this episode</h3> <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/simon-ager/hedgecats">Hedge Cats / Cathod y Gwyrch</a><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" scrolling="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/662006537&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" 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Comment</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-1061" class="post-1061 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-czech category-danish category-dutch category-english category-etymology category-french category-irish category-language category-learning-languages category-music category-podcast category-russian category-scottish-gaelic category-spanish category-swedish category-travel category-welsh"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=1061" rel="bookmark">Episode 39 – What a Year!</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=1061" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-21T21:50:35+00:00">21st December 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2020-12-21T21:51:38+00:00">21st December 2020</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AudioObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Episode 39 &#8211; What a Year!" /><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2020-12-21T21:50:35+00:00" /><meta itemprop="encodingFormat" content="audio/mpeg" /><meta itemprop="description" content="In this episode I look back at 2020 and talk about what I've been up to this year in terms of work, language learning and other stuff. Music featured in this episode Hedge Cats / Cathod y Gwyrch See the score for this tune. Goats / Geifr Simon Ag..." /><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode39.mp3" /><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_647"><audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-1061-10" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode39.mp3?_=10" /><a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode39.mp3">https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode39.mp3</a></audio></div></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3" style="margin-bottom: 1px !important;">Podcast: <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode39.mp3" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://www.omniglot.com/radio/?powerpress_pinw=1061-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="https://media.blubrry.com/radio_omniglot/www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/radio/episode39.mp3" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="episode39.mp3">Download</a></p><p>In this episode I look back at 2020 and talk about what I’ve been up to this year in terms of work, language learning and other stuff.</p> <h3>Music featured in this episode</h3> <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/simon-ager/hedgecats">Hedge Cats / Cathod y Gwyrch</a><br /> <iframe loading="lazy" scrolling="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/662006537&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%" height="166" frameborder="no"></iframe></p> <p><a href="https://musescore.com/user/16918231/scores/5667004">See the score 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