Where does “manwerthu” come from?

manwerthu (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwerthu, from Welsh gwerth, from Middle Welsh gwerth, from Proto-Brythonic gwerθ, from Proto-Celtic wertos, from Proto-Indo-European wert-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

manwerthu (Welsh): to retail

Definitions

  1. to retail

Ancestry of “manwerthu”, step by step

manwerthu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwerthu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwerthuto sell
2Welshgwerthvalue, worth; worth; worthy
3Middle Welshgwerth—
4Proto-Brythonicgwerθworth, price
5Proto-Celticwertos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Welsh mân

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