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Where does “bryngaer” come from?

bryngaer (Welsh) comes from Welsh caer, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

bryngaer (Welsh): hill-fort

Definitions

  1. hill-fort

Ancestry of “bryngaer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcaerfort, fortress, enclosed stronghold, castle,...
2Proto-Celtic*kaɸerūxs—
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