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Where does “dess” come from?

dess (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European deḱswo-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

dess (Old Irish): right; south

Definitions

  1. right; south

Ancestry of “dess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdexswosright; south
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱswo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right

Words derived from “dess”

  • deasil
  • deiseal
  • deas
  • deasghnáth
  • deisceartach
  • deiseal
  • deis
  • deisceart
  • ainnis
  • ainnise
  • ainniseoir
  • deiseil
  • aindeiseil
  • deasaich
  • deas-ghnàth
  • deas
  • mì-dheas
  • aindeas
  • deiseal
  • dessel
  • aindeis
  • descert
  • aindeise
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