Where does “cladh” come from?

cladh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish clad, from Old Irish claidid, from Proto-Celtic kladeti — to stab, dig.

cladh (Scottish Gaelic): graveyard, churchyard, cemetery, burial ground;...

Definitions

  1. graveyard, churchyard, cemetery, burial ground;...

Ancestry of “cladh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcladditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart; ditch,...
2Old Irishclaididto dig
3Proto-Celtickladetito stab, dig
Every word from Proto-Celtic kladeti →Every word from Old Irish claidid →Every word from Old Irish clad →