Where does “eu-dòchas” come from?

eu-dòchas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eu-, from Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

eu-dòchas (Scottish Gaelic): despair, despondency, pessimism

Definitions

  1. despair, despondency, pessimism

Ancestry of “eu-dòchas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceu-un-
2Old Irishé-privative affix attaching onto nouns and...
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Irish é- →