Where does “-wr” come from?

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

-wr (Welsh): suffix indicating a person, especially an agent...

Definitions

  1. suffix indicating a person, especially an agent...

Ancestry of “-wr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgŵrhusband; man
2Middle Welshgwrman
3Old Welshgur

Words derived from “-wr

Every word from Old Welsh gur