chwerthin
Pronunciation: /ˈχwɛrθɨ̞n/
“chwerthin” is a Welsh word. Its meaning in English:
verb
- to laugh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *swaryeti (“to laugh”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to sound, make a sound”). Cognate with Breton c’hoarzin, Old Cornish hwerthin; outside of Brythonic, compare Sanskrit स्वरति (svarati, “to sing, make a sound”), Old Norse sverja (“swear”), and perhaps Latin susurrus (“whisper”).
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