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Where does “ceàrd” come from?

ceàrd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

ceàrd (Scottish Gaelic): tinker; smith

Definitions

  1. tinker; smith

Ancestry of “ceàrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcerdcraft, skill; artisan, craftsman
2Proto-Celtickerdācraft, skill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “ceàrd”

  • ceàrd-òir
  • taigh-ceàirde
  • ceàird
  • ceàrdach
  • ceàrd-dubhan
  • Ceàrdannan
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