Where does “basdhowr” come from?

basdhowr (Cornish) comes from Cornish bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

basdhowr (Cornish): shallow water

Definitions

  1. shallow water

Ancestry of “basdhowr”, step by step

basdhowr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish bas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbasshallow
2Old Frenchbaslow
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Cornish dowr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdowrwater; urine; river, lake
2Proto-Brythonicduβrwater
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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