Where does “dyrnfedd” come from?

dyrnfedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh -fedd, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

dyrnfedd (Welsh): handbreadth, hand unit of measurement

Definitions

  1. handbreadth, hand unit of measurement

Ancestry of “dyrnfedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-feddlength
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →
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