Where does “cwerylwr” come from?
cwerylwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh cweryla, from Welsh cweryl, from Middle English querele, from Old French querele, from Latin querella, from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
cwerylwr (Welsh): quarreler, brawler
Definitions
- quarreler, brawler
Ancestry of “cwerylwr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cweryla | to quarrel, to bicker |
| 2 | Welsh | cweryl | quarrel, dispute, altercation |
| 3 | Middle English | querele | altercation, dispute; argument, debate; armed... |
| 4 | Old French | querele | dispute; argument |
| 5 | Latin | querella | complaint; lament |
| 6 | Latin | queror | I complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |