gwir
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ɡwiːr/
adj
Definitions
- true, certain, undoubted, genuine, real, very, right, sure; perfect, just, truthful, faithful, guileless
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *gwir inherited from Proto-Celtic *wīros inherited from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros (true).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weh₁ros
Gloss
true
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- (cōnsōbrīnus) vērus Latin
- *weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₁ros Proto-Indo-European
- *wēr- Proto-Indo-European
- *wēraz Proto-Germanic
- *věra Proto-Slavic
- *věriti Proto-Slavic
- anghywir Welsh
- bodd Welsh
- compound Welsh
- cy Welsh
- cywir Welsh
- gwirfoddol Welsh
- gwirfoddolwr Welsh
- fír Old Irish
- *wīros Proto-Celtic
- *wēros Proto-Italic
- gwir Breton
- *gwir Proto-Brythonic
- *köwir Proto-Brythonic