Where does “gwireb” come from?

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

gwireb (Welsh): aphorism, maxim, truism

Definitions

  1. aphorism, maxim, truism

Ancestry of “gwireb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwirtrue, certain, undoubted, genuine, real, very,...
2Proto-Brythonicgwirtrue
3Proto-Celticwīrostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →