Where does “dearnáil” come from?

dearnáil (Irish) comes from Middle English dernen, from Old English dyrnan, from Proto-Germanic *darnijan.

dearnáil (Irish): darn; verbal noun of dearnáil; darning

Definitions

  1. darn; verbal noun of dearnáil; darning

Ancestry of “dearnáil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdernento keep secret, hide, conceal
2Old Englishdyrnanto hide
3Proto-Germanic*darnijan—

Words derived from “dearnáil”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *darnijan →Every word from Old English dyrnan →Every word from Middle English dernen →