Etymology Explorer › Old Welsh

Where does “prem” come from?

prem (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic prɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

Ancestry of “prem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicprɨβ̃worm
2Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “prem”

  • pryf
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