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Where does “do-” come from?

do- (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

do- (Old Irish): impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...

Definitions

  1. impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...

Ancestry of “do-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdus-bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “do-”

  • dosháraithe
  • do-aitheanta
  • doleithscéil
  • dolasta
  • domlas
  • domlasta
  • do-
  • donite
  • dobhriathar
  • dobhréagnaithe
  • do-thuigsinneach
  • do-thuigsinneachd
  • do-dhealaichte
  • do-shàrachaidh
  • do-dhèanta
  • do-ghiùlan
  • do-dhealachaidh
  • do-mhùthadh
  • do-
  • domblas
  • do-varganagh
  • do-iu
  • do-
  • do-smooinaghtyn
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