Where does “crwydr” come from?

crwydr (Welsh) comes from Old Welsh cruitr, from Proto-Brythonic kruɨdr, from Celtic *kreitros, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

crwydr (Welsh): a wandering, roving, roaming; a sieve,...

Definitions

  1. a wandering, roving, roaming; a sieve,...

Ancestry of “crwydr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshcruitr—
2Proto-Brythonickruɨdrsieve, winnowing fan
3Celtic*kreitros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “crwydr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Celtic *kreitros →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kruɨdr →