Where does “sychwr” come from?

sychwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh sychu, from Welsh sych, from Middle Welsh sych, from Old Welsh sich, from Proto-Brythonic sɨx, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sychwr (Welsh): dryer

Definitions

  1. dryer

Ancestry of “sychwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsychuto dry
2Welshsychdry, arid; third-person singular present...
3Middle Welshsych
4Old Welshsich
5Proto-Brythonicsɨxdry
6Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
7Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
8Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku-Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷosEvery word from Latin siccus
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