Where does “isafswm” come from?

isafswm (Welsh) comes from Welsh swm, from Middle English summe, from Old French summe, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

isafswm (Welsh): minimum

Definitions

  1. minimum

Ancestry of “isafswm”, step by step

isafswm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh swm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshswmsum, total
2Middle Englishsumme
3Old Frenchsumme
4Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
5Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
6Proto-Italicsupemos
7Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Welsh isel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshisellow
2Middle Welshisel
3Proto-Celtic*ɸīsseloslow
4Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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