Where does “dhíobhsan” come from?

dhíobhsan (Irish) comes from Irish dhíobh, from Irish de, from Old Irish di, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dhíobhsan (Irish): third-person plural emphatic of de

Definitions

  1. third-person plural emphatic of de

Ancestry of “dhíobhsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdhíobhthird-person plural of de
2Irishdefrom; of; third-person singular masculine of de
3Old Irishdiof, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her
4Proto-Celticdīfrom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Celtic dī →Every word from Old Irish di →