Where does “pencampwriaeth” come from?

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

pencampwriaeth (Welsh): championship competition to determine a champion

Definitions

  1. championship competition to determine a champion

Ancestry of “pencampwriaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpencampwrchampion winner of a competition
2Welshcampwrchampion
3Welsh-wrsuffix indicating a person, especially an agent...
4Welshgŵrhusband; man
5Middle Welshgwrman
6Old Welshgur—
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