Where does “geiriogrwydd” come from?

geiriogrwydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh geiriog, from Welsh gair, from Middle Welsh geir, from Proto-Brythonic gėr, from Proto-Celtic garyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

geiriogrwydd (Welsh): wordiness, verbosity

Definitions

  1. wordiness, verbosity

Ancestry of “geiriogrwydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgeiriogwordy, verbose
2Welshgairword
3Middle Welshgeirword
4Proto-Brythonicgėrword, speech
5Proto-Celticgaryosword; command
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r-to shout, call
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →