Where does “doillee” come from?
doillee (Manx) comes from Middle Irish doilig, from Old Irish do-, from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
doillee (Manx): difficult; stiff, hard; ticklish
Definitions
- difficult; stiff, hard; ticklish
Ancestry of “doillee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | doilig | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | do- | impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | dus- | bad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |
Words derived from “doillee”