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Where does “gwarchodgi” come from?

gwarchodgi (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwarchod, from Welsh cadw, from Proto-Celtic kat-wo-, from Proto-Celtic kadh, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

gwarchodgi (Welsh): guard dog

Definitions

  1. guard dog

Ancestry of “gwarchodgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwarchodto guard; to babysit
2Welshcadwto observe, fulfil, perform; to celebrate,...
3Proto-Celtickat-wo-—
4Proto-Celtickadh—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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