Where does “borefwyd” come from?

borefwyd (Welsh) comes from Welsh bwyd, from Middle Welsh bwyt, from Proto-Brythonic buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

borefwyd (Welsh): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “borefwyd”, step by step

borefwyd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bwyd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbwydfood
2Middle Welshbwytfood
3Proto-Brythonicbuɨdfood
4Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Welsh bore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshboremorning
2Proto-Celticbāregosmorning
3Proto-Celticbā-rigoscow-tying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beitom →