Where does “dyfrgist” come from?
dyfrgist (Welsh) comes from Welsh dwfr, 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.
dyfrgist (Welsh): water tank, cistern
Definitions
- water tank, cistern
Ancestry of “dyfrgist”, step by step
dyfrgist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh dwfr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | dwfr | Alternative form of dŵr |
| 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 |
via Welsh cist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cist | chest, trunk; boot, trunk; cist |
| 2 | Old English | ċist | chest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kistu | chest strong box |
| 4 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |