Where does “Gwen” come from?
Gwen (Cebuano) comes from English Gwen, from English Gwendolen, from Welsh dolen, from Welsh dôl, from English Doll, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar — end.
Ancestry of “Gwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gwen | — |
| 2 | English | Gwendolen | — |
| 3 | Welsh | dolen | link, connection; loop, ring; handle |
| 4 | Welsh | dôl | meadow; dale, valley; loop, ring |
| 5 | English | Doll | OS grid ref NC8803 |
| 6 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 7 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 8 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 9 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 10 | Dutch | dalen | to descend; to decrease, to drop; plural of dal |
| 11 | Dutch | end | end; travel distance; a short length of something |
| 12 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 13 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |