Where does “gwyð” come from?
gwyð (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *weidus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “gwyð”, step by step
gwyð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *gwuɨð | appearance, presence, face, sight, image |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *weidus | wild |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |