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Where does “rhyddhau” come from?

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

rhyddhau (Welsh): to free, liberate, release

Definitions

  1. to free, liberate, release

Ancestry of “rhyddhau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhyddfree; third-person singular present/future of...
2Proto-Brythonicrrɨðfree
3Proto-Celticɸriyosfree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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