Where does “basgrythau” come from?
basgrythau (Welsh) comes from Welsh basgrwth, from Welsh bas, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz — top, tip, point.
basgrythau (Welsh): plural of basgrwth
Definitions
- plural of basgrwth
Ancestry of “basgrythau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | basgrwth | a double bass; a bass viol |
| 2 | Welsh | bas | shallow; base; bass |
| 3 | English | bass | Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch... |
| 4 | Middle English | bace | bass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Middle English | bars | Alternative form of bace |
| 6 | Old English | bærs | a fish, perch |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bars | perch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |