Where does “gwrth-” come from?

gwrth- (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

gwrth- (Welsh): against, anti-, contra-, counter-

Definitions

  1. against, anti-, contra-, counter-

Ancestry of “gwrth-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gwrth-”

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