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Where does “twymyn” come from?

twymyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh twym, from Proto-Celtic teɸesmis, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

twymyn (Welsh): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “twymyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtwymwarm
2Proto-Celticteɸesmis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
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