Where does “Merfyn” come from?

Merfyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh mer, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smer- — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Merfyn (Welsh): Mervyn

Definitions

  1. Mervyn

Ancestry of “Merfyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshmerNasal mutation of ber
2Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “Merfyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →
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