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Where does “dwrgi” come from?

dwrgi (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic düβrgi, from Proto-Celtic dubrokū, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dwrgi (Welsh): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “dwrgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicdüβrgiotter
2Proto-Celticdubrokūotter
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dwrgi”

  • dwrgwn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →