Where does “kyfreieu” come from?
kyfreieu (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kuβ̃ruɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic komrigā, from Proto-Celtic rig-, from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- — to reach, stretch out.
kyfreieu (Middle Welsh): leashes
Ancestry of “kyfreieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | kuβ̃ruɨɣ | binding, bond |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | komrigā | bond, binding |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | rig- | to bind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reyǵ- | to reach, stretch out |
Words derived from “kyfreieu”