Where does “deór” come from?
deór (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dakrom, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
deór (Old Irish): tear; drop
Ancestry of “deór”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | dakrom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |
Words derived from “deór”