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Where does “briduw” come from?

briduw (Welsh) comes from Welsh Duw, from Middle Welsh Duw, from Old Welsh duiu, from Proto-Brythonic duɨw, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

briduw (Welsh): a solemn oath in which God is taken as a witness

Definitions

  1. a solemn oath in which God is taken as a witness

Ancestry of “briduw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshDuwGod
2Middle WelshDuw—
3Old Welshduiu—
4Proto-Brythonicduɨwgod
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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