Where does “Wyn” come from?
Wyn comes from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, derived from the root weyd-.
Ancestry of “Wyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwyn | white; blessed |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |