Where does “kammwul” come from?

kammwul (Cornish) comes from Cornish gul — do, make.

kammwul (Cornish): to err, make a mistake

Definitions

  1. to err, make a mistake

Ancestry of “kammwul”, step by step

kammwul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish gul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishguldo, make

via Cornish kamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkammbent, crooked
Every word from Cornish gul