erchim

Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti. Cognate to Old Irish arcu (“I beseech”), Breton arc'hiñ, and Cornish erghi.

Verb

erchim (verbal noun)

1. to ask, request, demand for something

Conjugation

• 3rd-person singular imperative: ercit
• 3rd-person singular perfect: rit·ercis

Descendants

• Middle Welsh: erchi
  • Welsh: erchi