Where does “dim ond” come from?
dim ond (Welsh) comes from Welsh ond, from Welsh onid, from Welsh nid, from Welsh ni, from Middle Welsh ny, from Proto-Brythonic ni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.
dim ond (Welsh): nothing but, only
Definitions
- nothing but, only
Ancestry of “dim ond”, step by step
dim ond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh ond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ond | but |
| 2 | Welsh | onid | — |
| 3 | Welsh | nid | not |
| 4 | Welsh | ni | us; we; not |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | ny | not |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | ni | not |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | snīs | we |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nō̆s | we |
via Welsh dim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | dim | any; no, not, none; anything |