Where does “gwedren” come from?

gwedren (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;...

gwedren (Cornish): glass, drink glass, tumbler

Definitions

  1. glass, drink glass, tumbler

Ancestry of “gwedren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwederglass
2Proto-Brythonicgwɨdrglass
3Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
4Proto-Italicwedromglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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