Where does “kellgowser” come from?

kellgowser (Cornish) comes from Cornish kowser, from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

kellgowser (Cornish): mobile phone, cell phone

Definitions

  1. mobile phone, cell phone

Ancestry of “kellgowser”, step by step

kellgowser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish kowser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkowserspeaker
2Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
3Middle Cornisher
4Middle Englisheir
5Anglo-Normanheir
6Latinhērēsheir, heiress
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish kell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkelltesticle; cell
2Proto-Brythonic*kell
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁-
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