Where does “Iseldirwr” come from?

Iseldirwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh Iseldiroedd, from Welsh iseldir, from Welsh isel, from Middle Welsh isel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Iseldirwr (Welsh): Dutchman

Definitions

  1. Dutchman

Ancestry of “Iseldirwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshIseldiroedd—
2Welshiseldirlowland
3Welshisellow
4Middle Welshisel—
5Proto-Celtic*ɸīsseloslow
6Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →