Where does “Cymrophobia” come from?

Cymrophobia (English) comes from English Cymro-, from Welsh cymro, from Proto-Brythonic kömroɣ, from Proto-Brythonic brogos, from Proto-Celtic mrogis, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Cymrophobia (English): The hatred or fear of Wales, Welsh people or the...

Definitions

  1. The hatred or fear of Wales, Welsh people or the...

Ancestry of “Cymrophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCymro-Welsh; Celtic
2WelshcymroWelshman
3Proto-Brythonickömroɣcompatriot, comrade
4Proto-Brythonicbrogoscountry
5Proto-Celticmrogisborder, borderland, march, mark; region, country,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mrogis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic brogos →