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Where does “dwys” come from?

dwys (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *duɨs, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European dens- — to teach; thick, dense.

dwys (Welsh): intense

Definitions

  1. intense

Ancestry of “dwys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*duɨs—
2Latindēnsus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense
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