Where does “dóenacht” come from?

dóenacht (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dóenacht (Old Irish): humanity

Definitions

  1. humanity

Ancestry of “dóenacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdoíninominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine
2Proto-Celticdowinis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dóenacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dowinis →Every word from Old Irish doíni →