Where does “dóendacht” come from?

dóendacht (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish dóenacht, from Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dóendacht (Middle Irish): humanity, humaneness, kindliness

Definitions

  1. humanity, humaneness, kindliness

Ancestry of “dóendacht”, step by step

dóendacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish dóenacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdóenachthumanity
2Old Irishdoíninominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine
3Proto-Celticdowinis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Middle Irish dóenda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdóendapertaining to man; human, mortal; profane,...
2Old Irishdoíndae—

Words derived from “dóendacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dowinis →Every word from Old Irish doíni →
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