Where does “dér” come from?

dér (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dakrom, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

dér (Old Irish): tear, teardrop (from the eyes)

Definitions

  1. tear, teardrop (from the eyes)

Ancestry of “dér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdakrom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “dér”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dakrom →