Where does “Dagda” come from?
Dagda (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “Dagda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | Dagdae | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | Dago-deiwos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |