Where does “Dagda” come from?

Dagda (English) comes from Middle Irish Dagda, from Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dagda (English): An important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king and druid

Definitions

  1. An important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king and druid

Ancestry of “Dagda”, step by step

Dagda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish Dagda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle IrishDagdaAn important god in Irish mythology
2Old IrishDagdaeAn important god in Irish mythology
3Proto-CelticDago-deiwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Latvian Dagda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianDagda—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dago-deiwos →