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Where does “-u” come from?

-u (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

-u (Welsh): impression, imprint

Definitions

  1. impression, imprint

Ancestry of “-u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsh-u—
2Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

Words derived from “-u”

  • cyfieithydd
  • peiriant anadlu
  • anadlu
  • anafu
  • awgrymu
  • peiriant gwerthu
  • terfysgu
  • terfysgwr
  • caledu
  • cenhedlu
  • gwlychu
  • dyblu
  • pweru
  • gwerthu
  • cynyddu
  • sychu
  • pentyrru
  • tyrru
  • rhannu
  • cysylltu
  • gwynnu
  • gyrru
  • terfynu
  • terfyniad
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