Where does “cladhaireachd” come from?

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

cladhaireachd (Scottish Gaelic): cowardice

Definitions

  1. cowardice

Ancestry of “cladhaireachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccladhairecoward, poltroon; hero; one superintending the...
2Old Irishcladaireditcher; rogue, rascal; sluggard, wretch
3Old Irishcladditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart; ditch,...
4Old Irishclaididto dig
5Proto-Celtickladetito stab, dig
Every word from Proto-Celtic kladeti →Every word from Old Irish claidid →Every word from Old Irish clad →