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Where does “de” come from?

de (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

de (Old Irish): smoke; inflection of día : ## vocative/genitive...

Definitions

  1. smoke; inflection of día : ## vocative/genitive...

Ancestry of “de”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdwīyūss—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “de”

  • dé
  • neuyaagheyder
  • jaagheyder
  • jaagh
  • deathach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →