Where does “dealbh” come from?

dealbh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish delam, from Old Irish dí-, from Proto-Celtic dī-, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dealbh (Irish): statue; destitute, impoverished; bare, empty

Definitions

  1. statue; destitute, impoverished; bare, empty

Ancestry of “dealbh”, step by step

dealbh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish delam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdelam
2Old Irishdí-of, from
3Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Old Irish delb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdelbform, shape; appearance; image, likeness
2Proto-Celticdelwāform
3Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “dealbh

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Old Irish dí-Every word from Proto-Celtic dī-