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
- third-person plural emphatic of de
Ancestry of “dhíobhsan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | dhíobh | third-person plural of de |
| 2 | Irish | de | from; of; third-person singular masculine of de |
| 3 | Old Irish | di | of, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |