Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “-eu” come from?

-eu (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic -ow, from Proto-Celtic -owes.

Ancestry of “-eu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welsh-ou—
2Proto-Brythonic-ow—
3Proto-Celtic-owes—

Words derived from “-eu”

  • eisteddfodau
  • adferfau
  • canolau
  • cantau
  • clwydau
  • clychau
  • clegyrau
  • cyfrolau
  • llannau
  • trwyddedau
  • bronnau
  • meddygesau
  • hafau
  • rhosynnau
  • gaeafau
  • gwanwynau
  • pwerau
  • boreau
  • bachgennesau
  • -au
  • hydrefau
  • rhodau
  • siopau
  • trenau
Every word from Proto-Celtic -owes →