Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “gureic” come from?

gureic (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwrėg, from Proto-Celtic gʷrakī.

Ancestry of “gureic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwrėgwoman, female human; wife
2Proto-Celticgʷrakī—

Words derived from “gureic”

  • gwraig
  • cyfreithwraig
  • -wraig
  • tafarnwraig
  • dyfeiswraig
Every word from Proto-Celtic gʷrakī →