Where does “gwadegenn wenn” come from?

gwadegenn wenn (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.

gwadegenn wenn (Breton): white pudding

Definitions

  1. white pudding

Ancestry of “gwadegenn wenn”, step by step

gwadegenn wenn 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 gwadegenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretongwadegennblack pudding; blood sausage
2Bretongwadblood; essence
3Proto-Celticwaytos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →