Where does “newyddach” come from?

newyddach (Welsh) comes from Welsh newydd, from Proto-Brythonic newɨð, from Proto-Celtic nouyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

newyddach (Welsh): comparative degree of newydd

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of newydd

Ancestry of “newyddach”, step by step

newyddach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh newydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshnewyddnew; news; just
2Proto-Brythonicnewɨð—
3Proto-Celticnouyosnew
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Welsh ach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshachkinship; pedigree, ancestry; lineage
2Proto-Celticakkā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →