Where does “iachawdwr” come from?

iachawdwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh iach, from Middle Welsh yach, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

iachawdwr (Welsh): saviour, deliverer, rescuer

Definitions

  1. saviour, deliverer, rescuer

Ancestry of “iachawdwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshiachhealthy, well
2Middle Welshyachhealthy, well
3Old NorseekI
4Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ →