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Where does “uwd” come from?

uwd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh iwt, from Old Welsh iot, from Proto-Celtic *yutos, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs.

uwd (Welsh): porridge; oatmeal

Definitions

  1. porridge; oatmeal

Ancestry of “uwd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshiwt—
2Old Welshiot—
3Proto-Celtic*yutos—
4Proto-Indo-European*yéwHs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs →