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Where does “déag” come from?

déag (Irish) comes from Middle Irish déc, from Old Irish deec, from Proto-Celtic dekam-kʷe.

déag (Irish): -teen

Definitions

  1. -teen

Ancestry of “déag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdéc—
2Old Irishdeec—
3Proto-Celticdekam-kʷe—

Words derived from “déag”

  • déagóir
Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam-kʷe →