Where does “díbheocht” come from?

díbheocht (Irish) comes from Irish beocht, from Irish beo, from Old Irish béo, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

díbheocht (Irish): lifelessness, listlessness, moribundity

Definitions

  1. lifelessness, listlessness, moribundity

Ancestry of “díbheocht”, step by step

díbheocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish beocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeochtanimation, life
2Irishbeoalive; active; lively
3Old Irishbéoalive; living; being
4Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Irish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgenitive singular of deoch; de-, dis-; without
2Old Irishthird-person singular feminine of di: from her;...
3Proto-Celticfrom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Celtic biwos
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