Where does “glaswyrdh” come from?

glaswyrdh (Cornish) comes from Cornish glas, from Proto-Brythonic glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glaswyrdh (Cornish): turquoise, sea green

Definitions

  1. turquoise, sea green

Ancestry of “glaswyrdh”, step by step

glaswyrdh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishglasblue; green; grey
2Proto-Brythonicglasgreen, blue
3Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Cornish gwyrdh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwyrdhgreen
2Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
3Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
4Latin-idae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stósEvery word from Proto-Celtic glastos