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Where does “dèan” come from?

dèan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ·dénai, from Old Irish do·gní.

dèan (Scottish Gaelic): do; make

Definitions

  1. do; make

Ancestry of “dèan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish·dénai—
2Old Irishdo·gní—

Words derived from “dèan”

  • neo-dhèan
  • dèanadair
  • mì-dhèanadair
  • ath-dhèan
Every word from Old Irish do·gní →