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Where does “do-” come from?

do- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish do-, from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

do- (Scottish Gaelic): un-

Definitions

  1. un-

Ancestry of “do-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdo-impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...
2Proto-Celticdus-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “do-”

  • do-ghiùlan
  • do-shàrachaidh
  • do-thuigsinneachd
  • do-thuigsinneach
  • do-dhèanta
  • do-dhealachaidh
  • do-dhealaichte
  • do-mhùthadh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →