Where does “doilleeid” come from?

doilleeid (Manx) comes from Manx doillee, 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.

doilleeid (Manx): toughness, stiffness; difficulty, hardship,...

Definitions

  1. toughness, stiffness; difficulty, hardship,...

Ancestry of “doilleeid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxdoilleedifficult; stiff, hard; ticklish
2Middle Irishdoilig
3Old Irishdo-impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...
4Proto-Celticdus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-Every word from Old Irish do-
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