Where does “gadhar” come from?

gadhar (Irish) comes from Middle Irish gadar, from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

gadhar (Irish): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “gadhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgadarbeagle, hunting dog
2Old Irishgagarbeagle, hunting dog
3Old Norsegagarr—

Words derived from “gadhar”

Every word from Old Norse gagarr →Every word from Old Irish gagar →Every word from Middle Irish gadar →