Where does “mudferwi” come from?
mudferwi (Welsh) comes from Welsh berwi, from Welsh -i, from Old Welsh -im, from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃.
mudferwi (Welsh): to simmer
Ancestry of “mudferwi”, step by step
mudferwi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh berwi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | berwi | to boil |
| 2 | Welsh | -i | Pluralisation suffix; Forms verbnouns from verb... |
| 3 | Old Welsh | -im | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *-iβ̃ | — |
via Welsh mud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mud | mute, dumb, silent |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | mut | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *mʉd | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūtus | mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate |