Where does “dubhach” come from?
dubhach (Irish) comes from Old Irish dubach, from Old Irish dubae, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
dubhach (Irish): sad, mournful, gloomy, melancholy; Superseded...
Definitions
- sad, mournful, gloomy, melancholy; Superseded...
Ancestry of “dubhach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | dubach | gloomy, sad, mournful |
| 2 | Old Irish | dubae | gloom, grief; genitive singular feminine of dub |
| 3 | Old Irish | -e | Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 4 | Old Irish | lán | full |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlānos | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |