Where does “gwydr” come from?

gwydr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh gwydyr, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨdr, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

gwydr (Welsh): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “gwydr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshgwydyr—
2Proto-Brythonicgwɨdrglass
3Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
4Proto-Italicwedromglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “gwydr”

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