Etymology Explorer
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Where does “-edh” come from?
-edh (Cornish) comes from Middle Welsh -eð, from Proto-Celtic *-iyā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Ancestry of “-edh”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Welsh
-eð
—
2
Proto-Celtic
*-iyā
Forms abstract nouns from adjectives
3
Proto-Indo-European
-éh₂
—
Words derived from “-edh”
allergedh
dalghasedh
eskresedh
brederedh
dalghedh
eledh
allergedhow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →