Where does “McDowell” come from?
McDowell (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic MacDubhghaill, from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
Ancestry of “McDowell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | MacDubhghaill | — |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | mac | son; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | mac | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | macc | son; child |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ | Alternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | makkʷos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
Words derived from “McDowell”