Where does “Brynmawr” come from?

Brynmawr (Welsh) comes from Welsh mawr, from Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Brynmawr (Welsh): OS grid ref SO1911

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SO1911

Ancestry of “Brynmawr”, step by step

Brynmawr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mawr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmawrlarge; big; great
2Middle Welshmawr—
3Old Welshmaurgreat
4Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
5Proto-Celticmorisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Welsh bryn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbrynhill
2Proto-Celticbrusnyosbreast

Words derived from “Brynmawr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →
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