Where does “dìol” come from?

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

dìol (Scottish Gaelic): avenge, take revenge; compensate, render, reward,...

Definitions

  1. avenge, take revenge; compensate, render, reward,...

Ancestry of “dìol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdílaid—
2Old Irishdílsatisfaction, paying, of a debt
3Old Irishdí-of, from
4Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dìol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Old Irish dí- →Every word from Old Irish díl →