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Where does “gaibid” come from?

gaibid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

gaibid (Old Irish): to hold, to grasp; to take, to seize, to capture;...

Definitions

  1. to hold, to grasp; to take, to seize, to capture;...

Ancestry of “gaibid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgabyetitake, hold; to take, hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

Words derived from “gaibid”

  • urghabh
  • asghabhdóir
  • aisghabh
  • gabh
  • fótaghabhdóir
  • gabhdóir
  • gabh
  • ath-ghabh
  • congaib
  • argaib
  • gow
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