Where does “dwr” come from?

dwr (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dwr (Middle Welsh): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “dwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dwr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →