Where does “gorchaw” come from?

gorchaw (Welsh) comes from Welsh gor-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

gorchaw (Welsh): fifth cousin

Definitions

  1. fifth cousin

Ancestry of “gorchaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgor-extreme, too, over-, hyper-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →