Where does “cynddrwg” come from?
cynddrwg (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyn, from Middle Welsh kyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kün, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
cynddrwg (Welsh): equative degree of drwg
Ancestry of “cynddrwg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cyn | before |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | kyn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *kün | — |
| 4 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |