Where does “anwybod” come from?

anwybod (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh anwybot, from Middle Welsh gwybot, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨbod, from Proto-Celtic wid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

anwybod (Welsh): ignorance

Definitions

  1. ignorance

Ancestry of “anwybod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshanwybotignorance; lack of good manners
2Middle Welshgwybotknowledge
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨbodknowing; to know
4Proto-Celticwid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “anwybod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wid- →Every word from Proto-Brythonic gwɨbod →