Where does “arfordir” come from?

arfordir (Welsh) comes from Welsh arfor, from Welsh môr, 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.

arfordir (Welsh): coast, seashore

Definitions

  1. coast, seashore

Ancestry of “arfordir”, step by step

arfordir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh arfor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsharforcoastal, littoral
2Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
3Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
4Proto-Celticmorisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Welsh tir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtirland
2Old Welshtirland
3Proto-Brythonictirland
4Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “arfordir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →