Etymology Explorer
› Middle Welsh
Where does “bych” come from?
bych (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos — small, little.
Ancestry of “bych”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Brythonic
bɨx
small
2
Proto-Celtic
*biggos
small, little
Words derived from “bych”
Vaughan
Vaughn
Denbigh
Denbighshire
bach
bychan
bych
bachgen
Vychan
cilfach
bachu
adfach
bychod
Dinbych
lili fach wen
lili wen fach
lleiafswm
bobol bach
bychanu
colfach
crogfach
bachgennes
bachgennyn
adfachu
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