Where does “Selwyn” come from?

Selwyn (English) comes from Old English Selewine, from Old English wine, from Old English hlǣw, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Selwyn (English): transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century

Definitions

  1. transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century

Ancestry of “Selwyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishSelewine—
2Old Englishwinefriend
3Old Englishhlǣwburial mound; hill
4Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Selwyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →