Where does “dì-cheann” come from?

dì-cheann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

dì-cheann (Scottish Gaelic): behead, decapitate

Definitions

  1. behead, decapitate

Ancestry of “dì-cheann”, step by step

dì-cheann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceannhead; end
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Scottish Gaelic di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicdiAlternative form of dhi
2Old Irishdiof, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her
3Proto-Celticdīfrom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →