Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “merch” come from?

merch (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic merx, from Proto-Celtic merkā, from Proto-Indo-European méryos — boy, girl; young man.

merch (Welsh): girl, maiden; daughter; woman

Definitions

  1. girl, maiden; daughter; woman

Ancestry of “merch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmerxdaughter
2Proto-Celticmerkāgirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméryosboy, girl; young man

Words derived from “merch”

  • merchet
  • llysferch
  • merched
  • llysferched
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méryos →