Where does “gwynnek” come from?

gwynnek (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.

gwynnek (Cornish): whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Definitions

  1. whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Ancestry of “gwynnek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwynnwhite; fair; blessed
2Old Cornishguyn—
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →