Where does “berrwynn” come from?

berrwynn (Cornish) comes from Cornish gwynn, from Old Cornish guyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

berrwynn (Cornish): oystercatcher

Definitions

  1. oystercatcher

Ancestry of “berrwynn”, step by step

berrwynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish gwynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwynnwhite; fair; blessed
2Old Cornishguyn—
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Cornish berr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishberrshort, brief
2Middle Cornishber—
3Proto-Brythonicbɨrrshort
4Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →