Where does “gad” come from?
gad (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gaddr, from Proto-Germanic gazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ-.
Ancestry of “gad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gaddr | goad, spike; hard snow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gazdaz | goad; spike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰazdʰ- | — |