Where does “dewisadow” come from?

dewisadow (Cornish) comes from Welsh dewis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

dewisadow (Cornish): eligible for election

Definitions

  1. eligible for election

Ancestry of “dewisadow”, step by step

dewisadow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dewis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdewischoice; to choose, to select
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Cornish adow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-
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