Where does “gwragedd” come from?

gwragedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwraig, from Middle Welsh gureic, from Proto-Brythonic gwrėg, from Proto-Celtic gʷrakī.

Ancestry of “gwragedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwraigwife; woman
2Middle Welshgureic—
3Proto-Brythonicgwrėgwoman, female human; wife
4Proto-Celticgʷrakī—
Every word from Proto-Celtic gʷrakī →Every word from Proto-Brythonic gwrėg →Every word from Middle Welsh gureic →