Where does “Dublinese” come from?
Dublinese (English) comes from Esperanto Dublino, from English Dublin, from Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Dublinese (English): The dialect spoken in Dublin
Definitions
- The dialect spoken in Dublin
Ancestry of “Dublinese”, step by step
Dublinese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto Dublino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Dublino | — |
| 2 | English | Dublin | now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin |
| 3 | Old Irish | dub | black; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dubus | black |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |