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Where does “yuet” come from?

yuet (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh iben, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨβɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸibeti, from Proto-Indo-European píph₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

Ancestry of “yuet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshiben—
2Proto-Brythonic*ɨβɨd—
3Proto-Celticɸibetito drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpíph₃etito drink, to be drinking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “yuet”

  • yfed
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