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Where does “gorchuddio” come from?

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

gorchuddio (Welsh): to cover

Definitions

  1. to cover

Ancestry of “gorchuddio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgorchuddcover, covering; veil
2Welshgor-extreme, too, over-, hyper-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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