Where does “ewinfedd” come from?

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

ewinfedd (Welsh): fingernail's breadth

Definitions

  1. fingernail's breadth

Ancestry of “ewinfedd”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Welsh -fedd →
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