Where does “dí-” come from?

dí- (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dī-, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dí- (Old Irish): of, from

Definitions

  1. of, from

Ancestry of “dí-”, step by step

dí- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic dī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Proto-Celtic wēdeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwēdetito tell, relate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “dí-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Celtic dī- →