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Where does “doltee” come from?

doltee (Manx) comes from Manx -ee, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

doltee (Manx): to foster; genitive singular of doltey

Definitions

  1. to foster; genitive singular of doltey

Ancestry of “doltee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manx-eeSuffix used to form verbs from nouns
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—
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