Where does “gwiwer” come from?

gwiwer (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwɨwer, from Proto-Celtic wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

gwiwer (Welsh): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “gwiwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwɨwersquirrel
2Proto-Celticwiwerossquirrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gwiwer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiweros →