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
- a wandering, roving, roaming; a sieve,...
Ancestry of “crwydr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | cruitr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | kruɨdr | sieve, winnowing fan |
| 3 | Celtic | *kreitros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “crwydr”