Where does “crëyr mawr gwyn” come from?

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

crëyr mawr gwyn (Welsh): great white egret, great egret (Ardea alba)

Definitions

  1. great white egret, great egret (Ardea alba)

Ancestry of “crëyr mawr gwyn”, step by step

crëyr mawr gwyn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mawr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmawrlarge; big; great
2Middle Welshmawr—
3Old Welshmaurgreat
4Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
5Proto-Celticmorisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Welsh gwyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwynwhite; blessed
2Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Welsh crëyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrëyrheron
2Middle Welshcrehyr—
3Proto-BrythonickrexVr—
4Proto-Celtickorxsā—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →