"dū" meaning in Proto-Celtic

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Preposition

Forms: *do [alternative]
Etymology: From earlier *dō, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do. Etymology templates: {{der|cel-pro|ine-pro|*de|*de, *do}} Proto-Indo-European *de, *do Head templates: {{head|cel-pro|preposition}} *dū
  1. to, towards Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-dū-cel-pro-prep-8Z5Bjywf Categories (other): Proto-Celtic entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Celtic prepositions Disambiguation of Proto-Celtic entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Proto-Celtic prepositions: 81 19
  2. for Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-dū-cel-pro-prep-EMIrz0x2
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    {
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        {
          "lang": "Breton",
          "lang_code": "br",
          "word": "da"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "lang_code": "kw",
          "word": "dhe"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "descendants": [
                {
                  "lang": "Welsh",
                  "lang_code": "cy",
                  "sense": "to, for",
                  "word": "i"
                }
              ],
              "lang": "Middle Welsh",
              "lang_code": "wlm",
              "sense": "to, for",
              "word": "y"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Old Welsh",
          "lang_code": "owl",
          "word": "di"
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
      "word": "*ðɨ"
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        {
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "do"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "do"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Manx",
          "lang_code": "gv",
          "word": "da"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "lang_code": "sga",
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Celtiberian",
      "lang_code": "xce",
      "word": "du"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*de, *do",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/de"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *dō, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "*do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "prep",
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          "_dis": "100 0",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        "to, towards"
      ],
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          "to",
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        ],
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          "towards",
          "towards"
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      ],
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
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        "for"
      ],
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          "for",
          "for"
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      ],
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  "word": "dū"
}
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          "lang": "Breton",
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        {
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "lang_code": "kw",
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        },
        {
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            {
              "descendants": [
                {
                  "lang": "Welsh",
                  "lang_code": "cy",
                  "sense": "to, for",
                  "word": "i"
                }
              ],
              "lang": "Middle Welsh",
              "lang_code": "wlm",
              "sense": "to, for",
              "word": "y"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Old Welsh",
          "lang_code": "owl",
          "word": "di"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Brythonic",
      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
      "word": "*ðɨ"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "do"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "do"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Manx",
          "lang_code": "gv",
          "word": "da"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "lang_code": "sga",
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Celtiberian",
      "lang_code": "xce",
      "word": "du"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "*de, *do",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/de"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *de, *do",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *dō, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "*do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "cel-pro",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "cel-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dū",
  "pos": "prep",
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      "glosses": [
        "to, towards"
      ],
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        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dū"
}

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