Where does “dead” come from?

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

dead (Old Irish): end, conclusion

Definitions

  1. end, conclusion

Ancestry of “dead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdīwedomend
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dead”

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