Where does “gwenn” come from?

gwenn (Breton) comes 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.

gwenn (Breton): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “gwenn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gwenn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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