Where does “ceugrwm” come from?
ceugrwm (Welsh) comes from Welsh cau, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic koilos, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
ceugrwm (Welsh): concave
Definitions
- concave
Ancestry of “ceugrwm”, step by step
ceugrwm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh cau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cau | to close, shut; to fasten; to heal, to close |
| 2 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 3 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 5 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 6 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |