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Where does “deg-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “deg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíthird-person singular feminine of di: from her;...
2Proto-Celticdī—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “deg-”

  • dea-mhéin
  • dea-ghníomhaíocht
  • dea-
  • dea-chruthach
  • deagh
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