Where does “dyfnder” come from?

dyfnder (Welsh) comes from Welsh dwfn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbnós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

dyfnder (Welsh): depth

Definitions

  1. depth

Ancestry of “dyfnder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdwfndeep, profound
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbnós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbnós →Every word from Welsh dwfn →
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