Where does “deoir” come from?
deoir (Irish) comes from Old Irish dér, from Proto-Celtic dakrom, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
deoir (Irish): tear; vocative/genitive singular of deor
Definitions
- tear; vocative/genitive singular of deor
Ancestry of “deoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | dér | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | dakrom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |
Words derived from “deoir”