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Where does “dubhan” come from?

dubhan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dubán, from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dubhan (Scottish Gaelic): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “dubhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdubánhook
2Primitive Irishᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ—
3Proto-Celticdubusblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dubhan”

  • ceàrd-dubhan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →