Where does “Gwengolo” come from?

Gwengolo (Breton) comes from Breton gwenn, from Manx guinn, from Old Breton uuin, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Gwengolo (Breton): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “Gwengolo”, step by step

Gwengolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton gwenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretongwennwhite
2Manxguinn—
3Old Bretonuuinwhite
4Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Breton kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonkolostraw
2Proto-Brythonic*koloβ̃—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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