Where does “gwir” come from?

gwir (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwir, from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

gwir (Welsh): true, certain, undoubted, genuine, real, very,...

Definitions

  1. true, certain, undoubted, genuine, real, very,...

Ancestry of “gwir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwirtrue
2Proto-Celticwīrostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “gwir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →