Where does “dóiteán” come from?

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

dóiteán (Irish): fire, conflagration

Definitions

  1. fire, conflagration

Ancestry of “dóiteán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdóitepast participle of dóigh; genitive singular of...
2Irishdóighburn, singe; sear, scorch; put out; hope,...
3Old Irishdóïdto burn, scorch
4Proto-Celtic*dauyetito kindle, burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂w-kindle, burn; to burn

Words derived from “dóiteán”

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