Where does “dil” come from?

dil (Irish) comes from Old Irish díl, from Old Irish dí-, from Proto-Celtic dī-, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dil (Irish): dear, beloved

Definitions

  1. dear, beloved

Ancestry of “dil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdílsatisfaction, paying, of a debt
2Old Irishdí-of, from
3Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Old Irish dí- →Every word from Old Irish díl →