Where does “rhewfaen” come from?

rhewfaen (Welsh) comes from Welsh rhew, from Proto-Celtic ɸreswos, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

rhewfaen (Welsh): cryolite, Greenland spar

Definitions

  1. cryolite, Greenland spar

Ancestry of “rhewfaen”, step by step

rhewfaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh rhew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhewfrost; ice
2Proto-Celticɸreswosfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

via Welsh maen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmaenstone; griddle stone; third-person plural present...
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →