Where does “glasfyfyriwr” come from?

glasfyfyriwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh glas, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glasfyfyriwr (Welsh): fresher, freshman

Definitions

  1. fresher, freshman

Ancestry of “glasfyfyriwr”, step by step

glasfyfyriwr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshglasblue
2EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
3Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
4Middle Irishglas
5Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
6Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Welsh myfyriwr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmyfyriwrstudent
2Welsh-wrsuffix indicating a person, especially an agent...
3Welshgŵrhusband; man
4Middle Welshgwrman
5Old Welshgur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-