Where does “ysgwydd” come from?

ysgwydd (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic skuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *skeidā — shoulder.

ysgwydd (Welsh): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “ysgwydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicskuɨðshield
2Proto-Celtic*skeidāshoulder
Every word from Proto-Celtic *skeidā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic skuɨð →
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