Where does “dhuinn” come from?

dhuinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dúnn, from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

dhuinn (Scottish Gaelic): to us; for us

Definitions

  1. to us; for us

Ancestry of “dhuinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdúnnfirst-person plural of do: to us
2Old Irishsinniwe
3Old Irishsisniwe, us
4Old Irishsnisniwe
5Proto-Celticsnisni—
6Proto-Celticsnīswe
7Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “dhuinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →Every word from Proto-Celtic snīs →Every word from Proto-Celtic snisni →