Where does “Diar” come from?

Diar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle High German dir, from Old High German dir, from Proto-West Germanic *þiʀ, from Proto-Germanic þiz, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Diar (Scottish Gaelic): Thu Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thu Thursday

Ancestry of “Diar”, step by step

Diar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandir
2Old High Germandir
3Proto-West Germanic*þiʀ
4Proto-Germanicþizdative/instrumental of *þū
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Old Irish día

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíaday; god
2Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Scottish Gaelic Diardaoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicDiardaoinThursday
2Old Irishdardóen

Words derived from “Diar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European teEvery word from Proto-Germanic þiz
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