Where does “pencampwr” come from?

pencampwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh campwr, from Welsh -wr, from Welsh gŵr, from Middle Welsh gwr, from Old Welsh gur.

pencampwr (Welsh): champion winner of a competition

Definitions

  1. champion winner of a competition

Ancestry of “pencampwr”, step by step

pencampwr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh campwr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcampwrchampion
2Welsh-wrsuffix indicating a person, especially an agent...
3Welshgŵrhusband; man
4Middle Welshgwrman
5Old Welshgur—

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “pencampwr”

Every word from Old Welsh gur →