Where does “rhedyn bras” come from?

rhedyn bras (Welsh) comes from Welsh bras, from Proto-Celtic brassos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷred-.

rhedyn bras (Welsh): hard ferns (Blechnum), especially Struthiopteris spicant

Definitions

  1. hard ferns (Blechnum), especially Struthiopteris spicant

Ancestry of “rhedyn bras”, step by step

rhedyn bras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbraslarge, thick, fat
2Proto-Celticbrassosgreat, violent
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrod-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷred-—

via Welsh rhedyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhedynferns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷred- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brassos →
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