Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “carth” come from?

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

carth (Welsh): coarse cloth

Definitions

  1. coarse cloth

Ancestry of “carth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcarthu—
2Middle Welshcarthu—
3Proto-Brythonic*karθad—
4Proto-Celtic*kartati—

Words derived from “carth”

  • carthen
Every word from Proto-Celtic *kartati →