Where does “gadaí” come from?
gadaí (Irish) comes from Old Irish gataige, from Old Irish gait, from Proto-Celtic gozdis.
gadaí (Irish): thief
Ancestry of “gadaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | gataige | thief; a thief |
| 2 | Old Irish | gait | verbal noun of gataid: theft |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gozdis | — |