Where does “carth” come from?

carth (Welsh) comes from Welsh carthu, from Middle Welsh carthu, from Proto-Brythonic *karθad, from Proto-Celtic *kartati — to clean, wipe.

carth (Welsh): coarse cloth

Definitions

  1. coarse cloth

Ancestry of “carth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcarthuto cleanse, purge
2Middle Welshcarthu—
3Proto-Brythonic*karθad—
4Proto-Celtic*kartatito clean, wipe

Words derived from “carth”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *kartati →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *karθad →Every word from Middle Welsh carthu →
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