Where does “Guénin” come from?

Guénin (French) comes from Breton Gwennin, from Old Breton uuin, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “Guénin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BretonGwennin—
2Old Bretonuuinwhite
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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