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Where does “gwrda” come from?

gwrda (Welsh) comes from Welsh da, from Middle Welsh da, from Proto-Brythonic *daɣ, from Proto-Celtic dagos — good.

gwrda (Welsh): a nobleman; an aristocrat

Definitions

  1. a nobleman; an aristocrat

Ancestry of “gwrda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdagood, well; goodness; goods, cattle
2Middle Welshda—
3Proto-Brythonic*daɣ—
4Proto-Celticdagosgood
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