Where does “dìon” come from?

dìon (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dín, from Proto-Celtic dênu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dìon (Scottish Gaelic): protection, shelter

Definitions

  1. protection, shelter

Ancestry of “dìon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdínprotection, defence, shelter; sheltering,...
2Proto-Celticdênu—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dênu →Every word from Old Irish dín →
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