Where does “manflew” come from?

manflew (Welsh) comes from Welsh mân, from Middle Welsh mann, from Latin menda, from Proto-Indo-European mend- — physical defect, fault; to fault.

manflew (Welsh): fine fur

Definitions

  1. fine fur

Ancestry of “manflew”, step by step

manflew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmânfine; small, little; petty, trivial
2Middle Welshmann—
3Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault

via Welsh blew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshblewhair; fur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mend- →