Where does “deagh” come from?
deagh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish deg-, from Old Irish dí, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
deagh (Scottish Gaelic): good, excellent, worthy
Ancestry of “deagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | deg- | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | dí | third-person singular feminine of di: from her;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | dī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |