Where does “rewweresonieth” come from?

rewweresonieth (Cornish) comes from Cornish gweres, from Middle French gueres, from Old French gaire, from Frankish waigaro — a lot.

rewweresonieth (Cornish): cryopedology; the study of frozen ground

Definitions

  1. cryopedology; the study of frozen ground

Ancestry of “rewweresonieth”, step by step

rewweresonieth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish gweres

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgweresearth, ground, humus, soil
2Middle Frenchguereshardly; barely; almost not at all
3Old Frenchgairehardly; almost not at all
4Frankishwaigaroa lot

via Cornish rew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishrewice, frost
2Proto-Celticɸreswosfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Frankish waigaro →