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Where does “dhethsan” come from?

dhethsan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dheth, from Old Irish Dé, from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dhethsan (Scottish Gaelic): of him; of it

Definitions

  1. of him; of it

Ancestry of “dhethsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdhethof him; of it
2Old IrishDévocative/genitive singular of Día
3Proto-Celticdwīyūss—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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