Where does “dhóibh” come from?

dhóibh (Irish) comes from Irish do, from Old Irish do, from Old Irish dó, from Proto-Celtic *dū, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dhóibh (Irish): third-person plural of do: to/for them;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural of do: to/for them;...

Ancestry of “dhóibh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdoprefixed before the preterite, imperfect and...
2Old Irishdoto, for; Alternative spelling of dó
3Old Irishthird-person singular masculine and neuter of do;...
4Proto-Celtic*dūto, towards
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dhóibh

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Proto-Celtic *dūEvery word from Old Irish
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