Where does “pewless” come from?
pewless (English) comes from English Pew, from Welsh ap, from Welsh fab, from Welsh mab, from Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos — to raise, increase; long.
pewless (English): Without a pew
Definitions
- Without a pew
Ancestry of “pewless”, step by step
pewless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pew | One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel |
| 2 | Welsh | ap | A patronymic indicator; son of |
| 3 | Welsh | fab | Soft mutation of mab |
| 4 | Welsh | mab | boy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth |
| 5 | Old Welsh | map | son |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | mab | son |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | makʷos | son |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |