Where does “dlighe” come from?

dlighe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dliged, from Proto-Celtic dligetom — law.

dlighe (Scottish Gaelic): law, ordinance; duty; due, title, right

Definitions

  1. law, ordinance; duty; due, title, right

Ancestry of “dlighe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdligedlaw; verbal noun of dligid
2Proto-Celticdligetomlaw

Words derived from “dlighe

Every word from Proto-Celtic dligetomEvery word from Old Irish dliged