nàmhaid

nàmhaid
an enemy, Irish námhaid, g. namhad, Old Irish náma, g. námat, pl.n. námait: *nâmant-, root nôm, nem, seize, take; Greek $$Gnémesis, wrath, nemesis, $$Gnwmáw, $$Gnémw, distribute; Old High German nâma, rapine, German nehmen, take, English nimble; Zend. nemanh, crime, Alb. name, a curse. Cf. Welsh, Cornish, and Breton nam, blame.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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