Where does “gwerthfawr” come from?

gwerthfawr (Welsh) comes from Welsh mawr, from Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

gwerthfawr (Welsh): valuable, precious

Definitions

  1. valuable, precious

Ancestry of “gwerthfawr”, step by step

gwerthfawr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mawr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmawrlarge; big; great
2Middle Welshmawr—
3Old Welshmaurgreat
4Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
5Proto-Celticmorisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Welsh gwerth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwerthvalue, worth; worth; worthy
2Middle Welshgwerth—
3Proto-Brythonicgwerθworth, price
4Proto-Celticwertos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gwerthfawr”

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