Where does “-o” come from?
-o (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -aw, from Proto-Brythonic -ọβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from ā-verbs.
-o (Welsh): used to form pet names; verb suffix for the...
Definitions
- used to form pet names; verb suffix for the...
Ancestry of “-o”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Welsh | -aw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọβ̃ | Forms verbal nouns, originally from ā-verbs |