Where does “gajdy” come from?
gajdy (Slovak) comes from Ottoman Turkish غایده, from Bulgarian га́йда, from English hide, from Middle English hide, from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
gajdy (Slovak): bagpipes, gaida
Definitions
- bagpipes, gaida
Ancestry of “gajdy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | غایده | bagpipes, a wind instrument possessing a flexible bag |
| 2 | Bulgarian | га́йда | bagpipe |
| 3 | English | hide | To put in a place where it will be harder to... |
| 4 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 5 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 6 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |