Where does “parch” come from?

parch (Welsh) comes from Welsh parchu, from Middle Welsh parchu, from Proto-Brythonic parxɨd, from Latin parcō — to spare, save up, economise.

parch (Welsh): respect; reverence, veneration

Definitions

  1. respect; reverence, veneration

Ancestry of “parch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshparchuto respect; to revere
2Middle Welshparchu—
3Proto-Brythonicparxɨd—
4Latinparcōto spare, save up, economise

Words derived from “parch”

Every word from Latin parcō →Every word from Proto-Brythonic parxɨd →Every word from Middle Welsh parchu →
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