Where does “dewweder” come from?
dewweder (Cornish) comes from Cornish gweder, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨdr, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
dewweder (Cornish): glasses, spectacles
Definitions
- glasses, spectacles
Ancestry of “dewweder”, step by step
dewweder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish gweder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | gweder | glass |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨdr | glass |
| 3 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |