Where does “gadaí” come from?

gadaí (Irish) comes from Old Irish gataige, from Old Irish gait, from Proto-Celtic gozdis.

gadaí (Irish): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “gadaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgataigethief; a thief
2Old Irishgaitverbal noun of gataid: theft
3Proto-Celticgozdis—
Every word from Proto-Celtic gozdis →Every word from Old Irish gait →Every word from Old Irish gataige →