Where does “camwedd” come from?

camwedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh cam, from English Cam, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.

camwedd (Welsh): a wrong, an injustice

Definitions

  1. a wrong, an injustice

Ancestry of “camwedd”, step by step

camwedd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcamstep, pace, footstep; footfall; footprint
2EnglishCamwhich passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse
3DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
4Middle Dutchkamp

via Welsh gwedd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgweddsight, look, appearance; yoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “camwedd

Every word from Middle Dutch kampEvery word from Dutch kamEvery word from English Cam