Where does “hwerow” come from?

hwerow (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic hwerw, from Proto-Celtic swerwos, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

hwerow (Cornish): bitter, acrid

Definitions

  1. bitter, acrid

Ancestry of “hwerow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichwerwbitter
2Proto-Celticswerwosbitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic swerwos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hwerw →