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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

  1. used to form pet names; verb suffix for the...

Ancestry of “-o”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsh-aw—
2Proto-Brythonic-ọβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from ā-verbs

Words derived from “-o”

  • cyflwyno
  • cyflwynydd
  • hudo
  • swyno
  • euro
  • llwyddo
  • achwyn
  • cwyn
  • rhwygo
  • gwisgo
  • uno
  • cyfrwyo
  • cwynion
  • cyfarwyddo
  • cyfarwyddiad
  • llwydo
  • cwyno
  • cyfarwyddwr
  • ymuno
  • crwydro
  • pwyso
  • llithro
  • llifo
  • gorlifo
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