Where does “McKeating” come from?

McKeating (English) comes from English Mc-, from Irish dubh, from Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “McKeating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMc-A patronymic used to form common Irish and...
2Irishdubhblack; black-haired
3Old Irishdubblack; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...
4Proto-Celticdubusblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →