Where does “dibalster” come from?

dibalster (Cornish) comes from English palster, from Cornish der, from Proto-Brythonic *truɨ, from Proto-Celtic *trei, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

dibalster (Cornish): austerity

Definitions

  1. austerity

Ancestry of “dibalster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalsterA pilgrim's staff
2Cornishderthrough, via
3Proto-Brythonic*truɨ—
4Proto-Celtic*treithrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *trei →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *truɨ →