Where does “dewelin” come from?

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

dewelin (Cornish): dual of elin

Definitions

  1. dual of elin

Ancestry of “dewelin”, step by step

dewelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish dew

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

via Cornish elin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishelinelbow
2Proto-Celticolīnāelbow, angle
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow
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