Where does “clad” come from?

clad (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish claidid, from Proto-Celtic kladeti — to stab, dig.

clad (Old Irish): ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart; ditch,...

Definitions

  1. ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart; ditch,...

Ancestry of “clad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishclaididto dig
2Proto-Celtickladetito stab, dig

Words derived from “clad”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kladeti →Every word from Old Irish claidid →