Where does “rewiva” come from?

rewiva (Cornish) comes from Cornish rewi, from Cornish rew, from Proto-Celtic ɸreswos, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

rewiva (Cornish): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “rewiva”, step by step

rewiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish rewi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishrewito freeze
2Cornishrewice, frost
3Proto-Celticɸreswosfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

via Cornish va

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishvahe
2Cornishevhe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →