Where does “llwy fwrdd” come from?

llwy fwrdd (Welsh) comes from Welsh bwrdd, from Middle Welsh bwrt, from Old English bord, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

llwy fwrdd (Welsh): tablespoon

Definitions

  1. tablespoon

Ancestry of “llwy fwrdd”, step by step

llwy fwrdd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bwrdd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbwrddboard, table; table; board; table
2Middle Welshbwrt—
3Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
4Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Welsh llwy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwyspoon
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨɣspoon, scoop, ladle, trowel
3Proto-Celtic*leigāspoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →