Where does “ffyrnig” come from?

ffyrnig (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh ffyrnic, from Proto-Brythonic *förnɨg, from Latin fornix, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

ffyrnig (Welsh): fierce, savage

Definitions

  1. fierce, savage

Ancestry of “ffyrnig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshffyrnic
2Proto-Brythonic*förnɨg
3Latinfornixarch, vault; brothel
4Latinfurnusoven; bakery
5Proto-Italicfornos
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós
7Indo-European*gʷʰer-
Every word from Indo-European *gʷʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nósEvery word from Proto-Italic fornos
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