Where does “perth” come from?

perth (Welsh) comes from Brythonic *perθ, from Celtic *kʷerxtā, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

perth (Welsh): bush, hedge

Definitions

  1. bush, hedge

Ancestry of “perth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brythonic*perθ—
2Celtic*kʷerxtā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “perth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Celtic *kʷerxtā →