Where does “dorchaich” come from?
dorchaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.
dorchaich (Scottish Gaelic): darken, obscure; cloud, shade; grow dark
Definitions
- darken, obscure; cloud, shade; grow dark
Ancestry of “dorchaich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | -ich | Suffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | — |