Where does “bonheddwr” come from?

bonheddwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh gŵr, from Middle Welsh gwr, from Old Welsh gur.

bonheddwr (Welsh): gentleman

Definitions

  1. gentleman

Ancestry of “bonheddwr”, step by step

bonheddwr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gŵr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgŵrhusband; man
2Middle Welshgwrman
3Old Welshgur—

via Welsh bonedd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshboneddnobility, nobleness, noble descent, lineage,...
2Old Welshbonhed—
3Proto-Celtic*bonusedomlineage, pedigree
Every word from Old Welsh gur →Every word from Middle Welsh gwr →Every word from Welsh gŵr →