Etymology Explorer
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Where does “hyt” come from?
hyt (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh hit, from Proto-Celtic *siti- — length.
Ancestry of “hyt”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Welsh
hit
until
2
Proto-Celtic
*siti-
length
Words derived from “hyt”
hȳd
hyde
cyhyd
hydred
hydina
cyhydedd
hyden
hydredol
cyhydeddol
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