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Where does “ymweld” come from?

ymweld (Welsh) comes from Welsh gweld, from Welsh gweled, from Middle Welsh gwelet, from Proto-Celtic weleti, from English Wellesley, from English Wells, from English -ville, from French ville — year.

ymweld (Welsh): to visit

Definitions

  1. to visit

Ancestry of “ymweld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgweldto see
2WelshgweledArchaic form of gweld; to see
3Middle Welshgwelet—
4Proto-Celticweletito see
5EnglishWellesley—
6EnglishWells—
7English-villeUsed to form a name of an inhabited place, a town...
8Frenchvilletown, city
9Middle Frenchvillecity or town
10Old Frenchvillecity or town
11Latinvīlla—
12Latinveterathe old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
13Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
14Proto-Italicwetosyear
15Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear

Words derived from “ymweld”

  • ymwelwr
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