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
- Thu Thursday
Ancestry of “Diar”, step by step
Diar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German dir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dir | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dir | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þiʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiz | dative/instrumental of *þū |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | te | clitic accusative of *túh₂: thee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |