Where does “maoidhear” come from?

maoidhear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ear, from Old Irish án, from Old Irish air — for.

maoidhear (Scottish Gaelic): bully

Definitions

  1. bully

Ancestry of “maoidhear”, step by step

maoidhear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceareast
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor

via Scottish Gaelic maoidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmaoidhthreaten, menace; bully
2Old Irishmoídidto boast
Every word from Old Irish air →Every word from Old Irish án →Every word from Scottish Gaelic ear →