Where does “dé” come from?

dé (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dé (Old Irish): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “dé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdwīyūss—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss →