Where does “ged” come from?
ged (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷei, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
ged (Scottish Gaelic): although, though
Ancestry of “ged”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cía | who? what?; whoever, whatever; whatever |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |