Where does “amadan” come from?

amadan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish ammatán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

amadan (Scottish Gaelic): fool, loony, idiot; clown

Definitions

  1. fool, loony, idiot; clown

Ancestry of “amadan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishammatánfool; simpleton
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →