Where does “dŵr” come from?
dŵr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic duβr, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dŵr (Welsh): water; Soft mutation of tŵr
Definitions
- water; Soft mutation of tŵr
Ancestry of “dŵr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | dwfyr | water |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | duβr | water |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | dubros | dark; water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰubʰrós | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |