Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “ieith” come from?

ieith (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic jeiθ, from Proto-Celtic yextis, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “ieith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicjeiθlanguage
2Proto-Celticyextislanguage, speech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “ieith”

  • iaith
  • lledieithog
  • cyfieithydd
  • ieithydd
  • ieithyddiaeth
  • cyfieithu
  • llediaith
  • tafodiaith
  • meta-iaith
  • ieithadur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →