Where does “deilbh” come from?

deilbh (Irish) comes from Old Irish delb, from Proto-Celtic delwā, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

deilbh (Irish): frame, figure; shape, appearance; warp

Definitions

  1. frame, figure; shape, appearance; warp

Ancestry of “deilbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdelbform, shape; appearance; image, likeness
2Proto-Celticdelwāform
3Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic delwā →Every word from Old Irish delb →