Where does “rudhwynn” come from?

rudhwynn (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.

rudhwynn (Cornish): pink, reddish white

Definitions

  1. pink, reddish white

Ancestry of “rudhwynn”, step by step

rudhwynn 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 rudh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishrudhred
2Middle Cornishruth,ruyth—
3Old Cornishrud—
4Proto-Brythonicrrʉðred
5Proto-Celticroudosred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →