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
- darn; verbal noun of dearnáil; darning
Ancestry of “dearnáil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dernen | to keep secret, hide, conceal |
| 2 | Old English | dyrnan | to hide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *darnijan | — |
Words derived from “dearnáil”