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Where does “deimhne” come from?

deimhne (Irish) comes from Old Irish deimne, from Old Irish deimin — sure, certain, undoubted.

deimhne (Irish): sureness, certainty; inflection of deimhin : ##...

Definitions

  1. sureness, certainty; inflection of deimhin : ##...

Ancestry of “deimhne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdeimnefirmness, stability
2Old Irishdeiminsure, certain, undoubted
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