Where does “gam” come from?

gam (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

gam (Old Irish): winter, winter storm

Definitions

  1. winter, winter storm

Ancestry of “gam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →
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