Where does “dewdhorn” come from?

dewdhorn (Cornish) comes from Cornish dew, from Proto-Brythonic *dow, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dewdhorn (Cornish): dual of dorn

Definitions

  1. dual of dorn

Ancestry of “dewdhorn”, step by step

dewdhorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish dew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdewtwo
2Proto-Brythonic*dowtwo
3Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Cornish dorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdornhand; fist; handle
2Proto-Celticdurnosfist, hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *dow →