Where does “dowr teudh” come from?

dowr teudh (Cornish) comes from Cornish dowr, from Proto-Brythonic duβr, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dowr teudh (Cornish): meltwater

Definitions

  1. meltwater

Ancestry of “dowr teudh”, step by step

dowr teudh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Cornish teudh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishteudhmolten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →