Where does “mawr” come from?

mawr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mawr (Welsh): large; big; great

Definitions

  1. large; big; great

Ancestry of “mawr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmawr—
2Old Welshmaurgreat
3Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
4Proto-Celticmorisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mawr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →