Where does “dith” come from?
dith (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dí, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
dith (Scottish Gaelic): lack, want, deficit, shortage, dearth; failure,...
Definitions
- lack, want, deficit, shortage, dearth; failure,...
Ancestry of “dith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | dí | third-person singular feminine of di: from her;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | dī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “dith”