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
Ancestry of “dead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | dīwedom | end |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “dead”