Where does “dúinn” come from?

dúinn (Irish) comes from Old Irish dúnn, from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

dúinn (Irish): first-person plural of do: to/for us

Definitions

  1. first-person plural of do: to/for us

Ancestry of “dúinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdúnnfirst-person plural of do: to us
2Old Irishsinniwe
3Old Irishsisniwe, us
4Old Irishsnisniwe
5Proto-Celticsnisni
6Proto-Celticsnīswe
7Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “dúinn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆sEvery word from Proto-Celtic snīsEvery word from Proto-Celtic snisni