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Where does “daru” come from?

daru (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

daru (Proto-Celtic): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “daru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “daru”

  • Derry
  • Druid
  • Dara
  • larch
  • druid
  • Druidical
  • druidic
  • Druidry
  • druidess
  • druidism
  • archdruid
  • larchen
  • druidically
  • druidcraft
  • druidish
  • neo-druidism
  • Neo-Druidry
  • neo-druid
  • archdruidess
  • larchlike
  • laricinus
  • Druidae
  • larix
  • druidae
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