Where does “ond” come from?
ond (Welsh) comes from Welsh onid, from Welsh nid, from Welsh ni, from Middle Welsh ny, from Proto-Brythonic ni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.
ond (Welsh): but
Ancestry of “ond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | onid | — |
| 2 | Welsh | nid | not |
| 3 | Welsh | ni | us; we; not |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | ny | — |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | ni | not |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | snīs | we |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nō̆s | we |