Where does “-iwr” come from?

-iwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh gŵr, from Middle Welsh gwr, from Old Welsh gur.

-iwr (Welsh): Alternative form of -wr

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -wr

Ancestry of “-iwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgŵrhusband; man
2Middle Welshgwrman
3Old Welshgur—

Words derived from “-iwr”

Every word from Old Welsh gur →Every word from Middle Welsh gwr →Every word from Welsh gŵr →
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