Where does “Winfriþ” come from?

Winfriþ (Old English) comes from Welsh Gwenfrewi, from Welsh ffrwd, from Proto-Brythonic frud, from Proto-Celtic srutom, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “Winfriþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshGwenfrewi—
2Welshffrwdbrook, stream; torrent, flood
3Proto-Brythonicfrudstream, river; flow, current
4Proto-Celticsrutomstream, river; flow, current
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “Winfriþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic srutom →