Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

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.

Ancestry of “dér”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dér”

  • deorach
  • deor
  • deoir
  • deur
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