Where does “tewal” come from?

tewal (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish teul, from Old Cornish tiwoulgou, from Proto-Brythonic tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

tewal (Cornish): dark, gloomy

Definitions

  1. dark, gloomy

Ancestry of “tewal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishteul—
2Old Cornishtiwoulgou—
3Proto-Brythonictɨβ̃uɨldarkness
4Proto-Celtictemeslosdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic temeslos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tɨβ̃uɨl →