Where does “duille” come from?

duille (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish duilne, from Proto-Celtic *dolinyā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- — blossom; be green; to bloom, be green.

duille (Middle Irish): leaf; foliage; something resembling a leaf,...

Definitions

  1. leaf; foliage; something resembling a leaf,...

Ancestry of “duille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishduilneleaf; collective foliage
2Proto-Celtic*dolinyāa leaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelh₁-blossom; be green; to bloom, be green

Words derived from “duille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *dolinyā →Every word from Old Irish duilne →
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