Where does “bwyt” come from?

bwyt (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

bwyt (Middle Welsh): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “bwyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbuɨdfood
2Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “bwyt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beitom →