Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “dul” come from?

dul (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dolā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰolh₂-o- — valley.

dul (Old Irish): snare, trap; going, to go

Definitions

  1. snare, trap; going, to go

Ancestry of “dul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdolāmeadow, dale
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰolh₂-o-valley

Words derived from “dul”

  • dul
  • dol
  • dula
  • dula
  • dol
  • dul-iuchrach
  • dul-briogais
  • dul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰolh₂-o- →