Where does “bychanu” come from?

bychanu (Welsh) comes from Welsh bychan, from Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos — small, little.

bychanu (Welsh): to belittle, to disparage

Definitions

  1. to belittle, to disparage

Ancestry of “bychanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbychansmall; little
2Middle Welshbych—
3Proto-Brythonicbɨxsmall
4Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little
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