Where does “rhwyf” come from?

rhwyf (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh rwyf, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨβ̃, from Latin rēmus.

rhwyf (Welsh): oar

Definitions

  1. oar

Ancestry of “rhwyf”, step by step

rhwyf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh rwyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshrwyf—
2Proto-Brythonic*rruɨβ̃oar
3Latinrēmus—

via Proto-Celtic *ɸreimos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*ɸreimoschief

Words derived from “rhwyf”

Every word from Latin rēmus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨβ̃ →Every word from Middle Welsh rwyf →