1796, originally "Irish," now "pertaining to the Gaels" in the broadest sense; a "discriminated form" [Century Dictionary] of Gaelic.
gad
gadabout
Gadarene swine
gadfly
gadget
Gadhelic
gadolinium
gadzooks
Gaea
Gael
Gaelic
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