Where does “gwirfoddol” come from?

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

gwirfoddol (Welsh): voluntary

Definitions

  1. voluntary

Ancestry of “gwirfoddol”, step by step

gwirfoddol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwirtrue, certain, undoubted, genuine, real, very,...
2Proto-Brythonicgwirtrue
3Proto-Celticwīrostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

via Welsh bodd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshboddconsent, will, approval, favour
2Middle Welshboðwill, pleasure
3Proto-Brythonicboð—
4Proto-Celticbutāhut, cabin
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “gwirfoddol”

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