Etymology Explorer
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Where does “gwrug” come from?
gwrug (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic wroikos — heather.
Ancestry of “gwrug”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Brythonic
gwrʉg
heather
2
Proto-Celtic
wroikos
heather
Words derived from “gwrug”
grig
grug
grugyar
gruga
grugo
grugyerik
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