Where does “mawredd” come from?

mawredd (Welsh) comes from Welsh mawr, 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.

mawredd (Welsh): greatness, magnificence

Definitions

  1. greatness, magnificence

Ancestry of “mawredd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmawrlarge; big; great
2Middle Welshmawr—
3Old Welshmaurgreat
4Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
5Proto-Celticmorisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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