Where does “rhafnwydd” come from?

rhafnwydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwŷdd, from Middle Welsh gwyð, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *weidus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

rhafnwydd (Welsh): buckthorn (Rhamnaceae), especially genus Rhamnus

Definitions

  1. buckthorn (Rhamnaceae), especially genus Rhamnus

Ancestry of “rhafnwydd”, step by step

rhafnwydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwŷdd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwŷddloom; trees; plough
2Middle Welshgwyð—
3Proto-Brythonic*gwuɨðappearance, presence, face, sight, image
4Proto-Celtic*weiduswild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Welsh rhafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhafnbuckthorn (Rhamnus)
2LatinRhamnusNemesis
3Ancient GreekῬαμνοῦςRhamnus, Attica, Greece
4Ancient Greekῥάμνοςa thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn

Words derived from “rhafnwydd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →