Where does “gwɨwer” come from?

gwɨwer (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

gwɨwer (Proto-Brythonic): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “gwɨwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwiwerossquirrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gwɨwer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiweros →