Where does “peder” come from?
peder (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic kʷetesres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétesres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
peder (Breton): four
Ancestry of “peder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | kʷetesres | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétesres | feminine nominative/vocative of *kʷetwóres |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |