Where does “Yarwood” come from?

Yarwood (English) comes from Welsh Iorwerth, from Middle Welsh Iorwerth, from Middle Welsh berth, from Proto-Brythonic berθ, from Proto-Celtic berxtos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Yarwood”, step by step

Yarwood traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh Iorwerth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshIorwerth—
2Middle WelshIorwerth—
3Middle Welshberth—
4Proto-Brythonicberθbeautiful, bright, fine
5Proto-Celticberxtosbright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s—
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Old English wudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
2Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Old English earn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishearneagle
2Proto-Germanicarôeagle
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic berxtos →