Where does “merf” come from?

merf (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *merw, from Proto-Celtic *merwis — lifeless.

Ancestry of “merf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*merw—
2Proto-Celtic*merwislifeless

Words derived from “merf”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *merwis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *merw →