Where does “gwrthdorri” come from?

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

gwrthdorri (Welsh): to refract

Definitions

  1. to refract

Ancestry of “gwrthdorri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwrth-against, anti-, contra-, counter-
2Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gwrthdorri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-