Where does “ansoddair” come from?
ansoddair (Welsh) comes from Welsh ansawdd, from Middle Welsh ansawð, from Middle Welsh an-, from Proto-Brythonic an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ansoddair (Welsh): adjective
Ancestry of “ansoddair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | ansawdd | quality, attribute, characteristic, essence,... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | ansawð | — |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | an- | un-, not |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | an- | un-, not |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |