Where does “carthu” come from?

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

carthu (Welsh): to cleanse, purge

Definitions

  1. to cleanse, purge

Ancestry of “carthu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carthu”

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