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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 Irishgadar—
2Old Irishgagar—
3Old Norsegagarr—
Every word from Old Norse gagarr →