Where does “gostyngeiddrwydd” come from?

gostyngeiddrwydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh gostyngaidd, from Welsh -aidd, from Middle Welsh -eið — adjectival suffix, -like, -y.

gostyngeiddrwydd (Welsh): humility

Definitions

  1. humility

Ancestry of “gostyngeiddrwydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgostyngaiddhumble, meek, lowly, modest, unprideful,...
2Welsh-aiddadjectival suffix, -like, -y
3Middle Welsh-eiðadjectival suffix, -like, -y
Every word from Middle Welsh -eið →Every word from Welsh -aidd →Every word from Welsh gostyngaidd →