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Where does “ceard” come from?

ceard (Irish) comes from Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

ceard (Irish): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “ceard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcerdcraft, skill; artisan, craftsman
2Proto-Celtickerdācraft, skill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
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