Where does “Lughaidh” come from?

Lughaidh (Irish) comes from Old Irish Lugaid, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic Lugudeks, from Proto-Celtic dekos, from Proto-Indo-European déḱos, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Lughaidh (Irish): sometimes Anglicized as Louis or Lewey

Definitions

  1. sometimes Anglicized as Louis or Lewey

Ancestry of “Lughaidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishLugaid—
2Primitive Irishᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ—
3Proto-CelticLugudeksone who serves the god Lugus
4Proto-Celticdekoshonor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱosthat which is proper
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱos →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekos →