From Middle English gade, from Old English gada, from Proto-West Germanic *gadō, from Proto-Germanic *gadô, *gagadô, related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling. Cognate with Dutch gade, German Gatte. See also gadling.
From Middle English gad, gadde, borrowed from Old Norse gaddr, from Proto-Germanic *gazdaz.
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