Etymology Explorer › Cornish

Where does “yeth” come from?

yeth (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic jeiθ, from Proto-Celtic yextis, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

yeth (Cornish): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “yeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicjeiθlanguage
2Proto-Celticyextislanguage, speech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “yeth”

  • yethow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →