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Where does “mynedadwy” come from?

mynedadwy (Welsh) comes from Welsh myned, from Welsh mynd, from Middle Welsh mynet, from Proto-Celtic ageti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

mynedadwy (Welsh): capable of going

Definitions

  1. capable of going

Ancestry of “mynedadwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshmynedAlternative form of mynd
2Welshmyndto go
3Middle Welshmynetto go
4Proto-Celticagetito drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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