Where does “fad” come from?

fad (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fot, from Proto-Celtic *wazdos.

fad (Scottish Gaelic): length; distance; duration

Definitions

  1. length; distance; duration

Ancestry of “fad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfotlength
2Proto-Celtic*wazdos—

Words derived from “fad”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *wazdos →Every word from Old Irish fot →
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