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Where does “glyn” come from?

glyn (English) comes from Welsh glyn, from Proto-Brythonic glɨnn, from Proto-Celtic glendos, from Proto-Indo-European glend- — shore.

glyn (English): A valley in a mountain area, especially one with...

Definitions

  1. A valley in a mountain area, especially one with...

Ancestry of “glyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshglynglen, valley
2Proto-Brythonicglɨnnglen, dale, valley
3Proto-Celticglendosvalley
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore
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