Where does “claidh” come from?

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

claidh (Irish): to dig; inflection of cladh: ## genitive/vocative...

Definitions

  1. to dig; inflection of cladh: ## genitive/vocative...

Ancestry of “claidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishclaididto dig
2Proto-Celtickladetito stab, dig
Every word from Proto-Celtic kladeti →Every word from Old Irish claidid →