Where does “cwympo” come from?
cwympo (Welsh) comes from Welsh -o, from Middle Welsh -aw, from Proto-Brythonic -ọβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from ā-verbs.
cwympo (Welsh): to fall
Ancestry of “cwympo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | -o | used to form pet names; verb suffix for the... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | -aw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọβ̃ | Forms verbal nouns, originally from ā-verbs |