Where does “hiliwr” come from?

hiliwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh -iwr, from Welsh gŵr, from Middle Welsh gwr, from Old Welsh gur.

hiliwr (Welsh): racist

Definitions

  1. racist

Ancestry of “hiliwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-iwrAlternative form of -wr
2Welshgŵrhusband; man
3Middle Welshgwrman
4Old Welshgur—
Every word from Old Welsh gur →Every word from Middle Welsh gwr →Every word from Welsh gŵr →