Where does “pedwartroed” come from?

pedwartroed (Welsh) comes from Welsh pedwar, from Middle Welsh pedwar, from Old Welsh petuar, from Proto-Brythonic pedwar, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

pedwartroed (Welsh): quadrupedal, four-legged

Definitions

  1. quadrupedal, four-legged

Ancestry of “pedwartroed”, step by step

pedwartroed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pedwar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpedwarfour
2Middle Welshpedwar—
3Old Welshpetuar—
4Proto-Brythonicpedwarfour
5Proto-Celtic*kʷetworesfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Welsh troed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtroedfoot; preterite impersonal of troi
2Middle Welshtroet—
3Proto-Celtictregessfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “pedwartroed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →