Where does “gwybodaeth” come from?

gwybodaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwybod, from Middle Welsh gwybot, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨbod, from Proto-Celtic wid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gwybodaeth (Welsh): information; knowledge

Definitions

  1. information; knowledge

Ancestry of “gwybodaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwybodto know
2Middle Welshgwybotknowledge
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨbodknowing; to know
4Proto-Celticwid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wid- →Every word from Proto-Brythonic gwɨbod →