Where does “uswydd” come from?

uswydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwŷdd, from Middle Welsh gwyð, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *weidus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

uswydd (Welsh): fragments, pieces, smithereens

Definitions

  1. fragments, pieces, smithereens

Ancestry of “uswydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwŷddloom; trees; plough
2Middle Welshgwyð—
3Proto-Brythonic*gwuɨðappearance, presence, face, sight, image
4Proto-Celtic*weiduswild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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