Where does “dín” come from?

dín (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dênu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dín (Old Irish): protection, defence, shelter; sheltering,...

Definitions

  1. protection, defence, shelter; sheltering,...

Ancestry of “dín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdênu
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dín

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Celtic dênu