Etymograph

English

Parry

Parry comes from Welsh ap ‘a patronymic indicator’, from mab ‘son’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *makʷos.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*makʷos‘son’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*mab‘son’reconstructed
  3. Old Welshc. 800–1150map‘son’
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentmab‘son’
  5. Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentap‘a patronymic indicator’soft mutation of mab
  6. EnglishtodayParry

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*makʷos‘son’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*mab‘son’reconstructed
  3. Old Welshc. 800–1150map‘son’
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentmab‘son’
  5. Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentap‘a patronymic indicator’soft mutation of mab
  6. EnglishtodayParry

The story

Anglicised from Welsh ap Harri, "son of Henry".

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to raise, grow’

macro, machete, meager, meagre, 14 more

Today it means

name A surname from Welsh.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *makʷos / Parry

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