Where does “Dùbhlachd” come from?

Dùbhlachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Dùbh, from Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dùbhlachd (Scottish Gaelic): December twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar

Definitions

  1. December twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar

Ancestry of “Dùbhlachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicDùbhDec December
2Old Irishdubblack; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...
3Proto-Celticdubusblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →