Where does “Troedfawr” come from?

Troedfawr (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.

Troedfawr (Welsh): Bigfoot (a very large, hairy, humanoid creature said to live in the wilderness areas of North America)

Definitions

  1. Bigfoot (a very large, hairy, humanoid creature said to live in the wilderness areas of North America)

Ancestry of “Troedfawr”, step by step

Troedfawr 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 troed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtroedfoot; preterite impersonal of troi
2Middle Welshtroet—
3Proto-Celtictregessfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →