Where does “Brynmawr” come from?

Brynmawr (English) comes from Welsh Brynmawr, from Welsh mawr, from Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Brynmawr (English): OS grid ref SO1911

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SO1911

Ancestry of “Brynmawr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshBrynmawrOS grid ref SO1911
2Welshmawrlarge; big; great
3Middle Welshmawr—
4Old Welshmaurgreat
5Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
6Proto-Celticmorisea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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