Where does “carthydd” come from?

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

carthydd (Welsh): purgative, cleanser

Definitions

  1. purgative, cleanser

Ancestry of “carthydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcarthuto cleanse, purge
2Middle Welshcarthu—
3Proto-Brythonic*karθad—
4Proto-Celtic*kartatito clean, wipe
Every word from Proto-Celtic *kartati →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *karθad →Every word from Middle Welsh carthu →