Where does “wrth” come from?

wrth (Welsh) comes from Old Welsh gurt, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrth (Welsh): by; as, while

Definitions

  1. by; as, while

Ancestry of “wrth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshgurt—
2Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →