Where does “Douglas” come from?
Douglas derives from Scottish Gaelic glais through Old Irish dub and Proto-Celtic dubus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to darkness or obscurity.
Douglas (English): of Scottish origin
Definitions
- of Scottish origin
Ancestry of “Douglas”, step by step
Douglas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic glais
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | glais | lock; vocative/genitive singular of glas |
| 2 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |