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Where does “dìochuimhnich” come from?

dìochuimhnich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic di, from Old Irish di, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dìochuimhnich (Scottish Gaelic): forget

Definitions

  1. forget

Ancestry of “dìochuimhnich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicdiAlternative form of dhi
2Old Irishdiof, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her
3Proto-Celticdī—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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