Where does “dewlin” come from?

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

dewlin (Cornish): dual of glin

Definitions

  1. dual of glin

Ancestry of “dewlin”, step by step

dewlin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish dew

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

via Cornish glin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishglinknee
2Proto-Brythonicglinknee
3Proto-Celticglūnosknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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