Where does “pinguïn” come from?

pinguïn (Dutch) comes from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

pinguïn (Dutch): A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order...

Definitions

  1. A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order...

Ancestry of “pinguïn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of order...
2Welshgwynwhite; blessed
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “pinguïn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →