Where does “methu” come from?

methu (Welsh) comes from Welsh meth, from Proto-Celtic *metom — blight, decay.

methu (Welsh): to fail

Definitions

  1. to fail

Ancestry of “methu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmethfailure, fault, defect
2Proto-Celtic*metomblight, decay

Words derived from “methu”

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