Where does “dhóibhsean” come from?
dhóibhsean (Irish) comes from Irish dhóibh, 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;...
dhóibhsean (Irish): third-person plural emphatic of do
Definitions
- third-person plural emphatic of do
Ancestry of “dhóibhsean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | dhóibh | third-person plural of do: to/for them;... |
| 2 | Irish | do | prefixed before the preterite, imperfect and... |
| 3 | Old Irish | do | to, for; Alternative spelling of dó |
| 4 | Old Irish | dó | third-person singular masculine and neuter of do;... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *dū | to, towards |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |