Where does “gwyrddlas” come from?
gwyrddlas (Welsh) comes from Welsh glas, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gwyrddlas (Welsh): green; turquoise, cyan; verdant
Definitions
- green; turquoise, cyan; verdant
Ancestry of “gwyrddlas”, step by step
gwyrddlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | glas | blue |
| 2 | English | glass | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | glas | green; grey; lock |
| 4 | Middle Irish | glas | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |