Where does “didhiwedhter” come from?

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

didhiwedhter (Cornish): infinity

Definitions

  1. infinity

Ancestry of “didhiwedhter”, step by step

didhiwedhter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishderthrough, via
2Proto-Brythonic*truɨ—
3Proto-Celtic*treithrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Cornish didhiwedh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdidhiwedhendless, infinite
2Cornishdi-un-, non-, -less, without
3Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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