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Where does “derc” come from?

derc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic derkos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂ǵ- — berry.

derc (Old Irish): eye; hole, aperture, cavity, hollow; berry

Definitions

  1. eye; hole, aperture, cavity, hollow; berry

Ancestry of “derc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticderkos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂ǵ-berry

Words derived from “derc”

  • fìon-dearc
  • fìon-dearcag
  • dearc
  • dearcag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂ǵ- →