Where does “cladhaire” come from?

cladhaire (Irish) comes from Old Irish cladaire, from Old Irish clad, from Old Irish claidid, from Proto-Celtic kladeti — to stab, dig.

cladhaire (Irish): ditcher; villain; rogue, trickster; spineless...

Definitions

  1. ditcher; villain; rogue, trickster; spineless...

Ancestry of “cladhaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcladaireditcher; rogue, rascal; sluggard, wretch
2Old Irishcladditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart; ditch,...
3Old Irishclaididto dig
4Proto-Celtickladetito stab, dig
Every word from Proto-Celtic kladeti →Every word from Old Irish claidid →Every word from Old Irish clad →