Lughaidh

Irish (Donegal)

proper noun

Definitions

sometimes Anglicized as Louis or Lewey

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish Lugaid inherited from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ inherited from Proto-Celtic *Lugudeks (one who serves the god Lugus), *Lugus (Lugus, the god w) + Proto-Celtic *dekos (honor)inherited from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (that which is proper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*déḱos

Gloss

that which is proper

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Carlisle English
*deḱ- Proto-Indo-European
*déḱos Proto-Indo-European
Lugaid Old Irish
*Lugudeks Proto-Celtic
*Lugus Proto-Celtic
*dekos Proto-Celtic
*dekos Proto-Italic
*Lluɣβelen Proto-Brythonic
ᚂᚒᚌ Primitive Irish
ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ Primitive Irish