Where does “gainéad” come from?
gainéad (Irish) comes from English gannet, from Middle English ganet, from Old English ganot, from Proto-Germanic ganataz.
gainéad (Irish): gannet
Ancestry of “gainéad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gannet | Any of three species of large seabird in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | ganet | — |
| 3 | Old English | ganot | gannet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganataz | — |