Where does “*swizdā” come from?

*swizdā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

Ancestry of “*swizdā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*swizdetito blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “*swizdā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti →
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