Where does “bawd” come from?

bawd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh mawd, from Proto-Celtic mā-to-, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

bawd (Welsh): thumb; big toe; claw

Definitions

  1. thumb; big toe; claw

Ancestry of “bawd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmawd—
2Proto-Celticmā-to-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mā-to- →Every word from Middle Welsh mawd →