Where does “mawd” come from?

mawd (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic mā-to-, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

Ancestry of “mawd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmā-to-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “mawd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mā-to- →
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