Where does “gé” come from?

gé (Irish) comes from Middle Irish géd, from Proto-Celtic gezdā — goose.

gé (Irish): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “gé”, step by step

gé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish géd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgédgoose
2Proto-Celticgezdāgoose

via Latin ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingeThe name of the letter "G"
Every word from Proto-Celtic gezdā →Every word from Middle Irish géd →
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