gwair
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ɡwai̯r/
noun
Definitions
- grass
- hay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *wegrom (grass) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (increase, enlarge, add, grow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂weg-
Gloss
increase, enlarge, add, grow
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
殖
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₂weg- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wég-s-os, *h₂wég-s-es- Proto-Indo-European
- *wahsijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wahstuz Proto-Germanic
- *wōkraz Proto-Germanic
- féar Irish
- féarúil Irish
- fér Old Irish
- feur Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- feur-itheach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- faiyr Manx
- *wegrom Proto-Celtic
- *Hwakš- Proto-Indo-Iranian