Where does “ffroenuchel” come from?

ffroenuchel (Welsh) comes from Welsh uchel, from Middle Welsh uchel, from Proto-Brythonic ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewps-.

ffroenuchel (Welsh): hoity-toity, haughty, supercilious

Definitions

  1. hoity-toity, haughty, supercilious

Ancestry of “ffroenuchel”, step by step

ffroenuchel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh uchel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshuchelhigh; loud
2Middle Welshuchel—
3Proto-Brythonicʉxelhigh, elevated
4Proto-Celticouxseloshigh, elevated
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewps-—

via Welsh ffroen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffroennostril
2Middle Welshffroen—
3Proto-Brythonic*froɨnnose
4Proto-Celticsrognānose
5Proto-Indo-Europeansregʰ-snore; to snore

Words derived from “ffroenuchel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewps- →