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Where does “dóire” come from?

dóire (Irish) comes from Old Irish daíre, from Old Irish dáir, from Old Irish daur, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

dóire (Irish): burner

Definitions

  1. burner

Ancestry of “dóire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdaíre—
2Old Irishdáirbulling, heat
3Old Irishdaur—
4Proto-Celticdaruoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “dóire”

  • gásdóire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →