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
Ancestry of “gam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | gyemos | winter |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰyem- | winter |