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Where does “bwyty” come from?

bwyty (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.

bwyty (Welsh): restaurant, eatery; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. restaurant, eatery; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “bwyty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbwydfood
2Middle Welshbwyt—
3Proto-Brythonicbuɨdfood
4Proto-Celtic*beitom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →