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Where does “rhydd” come from?

rhydd (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic rrɨð, from Proto-Celtic ɸriyos, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

rhydd (Welsh): free; third-person singular present/future of...

Definitions

  1. free; third-person singular present/future of...

Ancestry of “rhydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicrrɨðfree
2Proto-Celticɸriyosfree
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “rhydd”

  • rhyddhau
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →