Where does “gad” come from?
gad (Irish) comes from Old Irish gataid, from Old Irish gait, from Proto-Celtic gozdis.
gad (Irish): withe; string, rope, band; Obsolete spelling of...
Definitions
- withe; string, rope, band; Obsolete spelling of...
Ancestry of “gad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | gataid | to take away, to remove; to steal; For quotations... |
| 2 | Old Irish | gait | verbal noun of gataid: theft |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gozdis | — |