Where does “dealaigh” come from?
dealaigh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish deiligid, from Old Irish deiligidir, from Proto-Celtic del-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
dealaigh (Irish): part, separate; distinguish, differentiate; take...
Definitions
- part, separate; distinguish, differentiate; take...
Ancestry of “dealaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | deiligid | to separate, divide |
| 2 | Old Irish | deiligidir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | del- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |