Where does “dóigh” come from?

dóigh (Irish) comes from Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂w- — kindle, burn; to burn.

dóigh (Irish): burn, singe; sear, scorch; put out; hope,...

Definitions

  1. burn, singe; sear, scorch; put out; hope,...

Ancestry of “dóigh”, step by step

dóigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish dóïd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdóïdto burn, scorch
2Proto-Celtic*dauyetito kindle, burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂w-kindle, burn; to burn

via Old Irish dáig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdáigway, manner

Words derived from “dóigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti →Every word from Old Irish dóïd →