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
Ancestry of “gwybodaeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | gwybod | to know |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | gwybot | knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨbod | knowing; to know |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wid- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |