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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Welsh
-ou
—
2
Proto-Brythonic
-ow
—
3
Proto-Celtic
-owes
—
Words derived from “-eu”
-au
bereu
berau
Every word from Proto-Celtic -owes →
Every word from Proto-Brythonic -ow →
Every word from Old Welsh -ou →