Etymology Explorer › Scottish Gaelic

Where does “gadaiche” come from?

gadaiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gataige, from Old Irish gait, from Proto-Celtic gozdis.

gadaiche (Scottish Gaelic): thief, robber

Definitions

  1. thief, robber

Ancestry of “gadaiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgataigethief; a thief
2Old Irishgaitverbal noun of gataid: theft
3Proto-Celticgozdis—

Words derived from “gadaiche”

  • frìth-ghadaiche
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