Where does “gwreiddiriog” come from?

gwreiddiriog (Welsh) comes from Welsh gẃraidd, from Welsh gŵr, from Middle Welsh gwr, from Old Welsh gur.

gwreiddiriog (Welsh): burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)

Definitions

  1. burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)

Ancestry of “gwreiddiriog”, step by step

gwreiddiriog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gẃraidd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgẃraiddmanly
2Welshgŵrhusband; man
3Middle Welshgwrman
4Old Welshgur—

via Welsh ir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshirraw, unprocessed; fresh, succulent
2Proto-Brythonicirfresh, new
Every word from Old Welsh gur →Every word from Middle Welsh gwr →Every word from Welsh gŵr →
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