Where does “clodforedd” come from?

clodforedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh clodfori, from Welsh clodfawr, from Welsh mawr, from Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

clodforedd (Welsh): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “clodforedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshclodforito extol, to celebrate, to laud
2Welshclodfawrfamous, celebrated, renowned
3Welshmawrlarge; big; great
4Middle Welshmawr
5Old Welshmaurgreat
6Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
7Proto-Celticmorisea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Celtic mori