Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “cerd” come from?

cerd (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

cerd (Old Irish): craft, skill; artisan, craftsman

Definitions

  1. craft, skill; artisan, craftsman

Ancestry of “cerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickerdācraft, skill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “cerd”

  • ceird
  • ceardaí
  • lámhcheardaíocht
  • lámhcheird
  • ceardchumann
  • ceardchumannach
  • ceardchumannaí
  • leabharcheardaíocht
  • ceardaíocht
  • taigh-ceàirde
  • ceàird
  • neucheirdchummynagh
  • keird
  • keirdchummynagh
  • keird-chummyn
  • keird-chummynys
  • keird-heshaght
  • yl-cheirdagh
  • ard-cheirdagh
  • keirdagh
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