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Where does “eisteddfodwr” come from?

eisteddfodwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh eisteddfod, from Welsh bod, from Middle Welsh bot, from Proto-Brythonic boð, from Proto-Celtic butā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

eisteddfodwr (Welsh): eisteddfodwr

Definitions

  1. eisteddfodwr

Ancestry of “eisteddfodwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsheisteddfodsitting, session; eisteddfod
2Welshbodto be; that... is, that... are, etc
3Middle Welshbotdwelling
4Proto-Brythonicboð—
5Proto-Celticbutā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “eisteddfodwr”

  • eisteddfodwr
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