Where does “bwytadwy” come from?
bwytadwy (Welsh) comes from Welsh bwyta, 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.
bwytadwy (Welsh): edible
Ancestry of “bwytadwy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | bwyta | to eat; second-person singular imperative of... |
| 2 | Welsh | bwyd | food |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | bwyt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | buɨd | food |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *beitom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃tom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |