Where does “pendrist” come from?

pendrist (Welsh) comes from Welsh trist, from Middle Welsh trist, from Old Welsh trist, from Proto-Brythonic *trist, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

pendrist (Welsh): sorrowful, melancholy

Definitions

  1. sorrowful, melancholy

Ancestry of “pendrist”, step by step

pendrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh trist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtristsad
2Middle Welshtrist
3Old Welshtrist
4Proto-Brythonic*trist
5Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
6Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂sEvery word from Latin trīstis
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