Where does “gwall” come from?

gwall (Breton) comes from Middle Breton goall, from Proto-Brythonic *gwall, from Proto-Celtic *wolsos — something wrong.

gwall (Breton): bad, mean, wicked

Definitions

  1. bad, mean, wicked

Ancestry of “gwall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretongoall—
2Proto-Brythonic*gwall—
3Proto-Celtic*wolsossomething wrong
Every word from Proto-Celtic *wolsos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *gwall →Every word from Middle Breton goall →
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