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Where does “dubach” come from?

dubach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish dubae, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

dubach (Old Irish): gloomy, sad, mournful

Definitions

  1. gloomy, sad, mournful

Ancestry of “dubach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdubaegloom, grief; genitive singular feminine of dub
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “dubach”

  • dubhach
  • dubhach
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