Where does “cyflogwr” come from?

cyflogwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyflogi, from Welsh cyflog, from Welsh llog, from Proto-Brythonic *llong, from Proto-Celtic *longā — boat, vessel.

cyflogwr (Welsh): employer

Definitions

  1. employer

Ancestry of “cyflogwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyflogito employ
2Welshcyflogpay, wages, hire, salary; agreement, terms of...
3Welshlloginterest, profit, benefit; consecrated place,...
4Proto-Brythonic*llong—
5Proto-Celtic*longāboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Celtic *longā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *llong →Every word from Welsh llog →