Where does “trydanwr” come from?
trydanwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh trydan, from Welsh tân, from Middle Welsh tan, from Proto-Brythonic tan, from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
trydanwr (Welsh): electrician
Ancestry of “trydanwr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | trydan | electricity; electric fluid |
| 2 | Welsh | tân | fire |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | tan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | tan | under; fire |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | teɸnets | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |