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
Ancestry of “dóiteán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | dóite | past participle of dóigh; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Irish | dóigh | burn, singe; sear, scorch; put out; hope,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | dóïd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *dauyeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂w- | kindle, burn; to burn |