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Where does “ffrwd” come from?

ffrwd (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic frud, from Proto-Celtic srutom, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ffrwd (Welsh): brook, stream; torrent, flood

Definitions

  1. brook, stream; torrent, flood

Ancestry of “ffrwd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicfrudstream, river; flow, current
2Proto-Celticsrutomstream, river; flow, current
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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