Where does “ors gwynn” come from?

ors gwynn (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.

ors gwynn (Cornish): polar bear

Definitions

  1. polar bear

Ancestry of “ors gwynn”, step by step

ors gwynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish gwynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwynnwhite; fair; blessed
2Old Cornishguyn—
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Cornish ors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishorsbear
2Latinursaa she-bear, female bear; ablative singular of...
3Latinursusa bear
4Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →