Where does “Gwenaël” come from?

Gwenaël (French) comes from Breton gwenn, from Manx guinn, 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 “Gwenaël”, step by step

Gwenaël traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton gwenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretongwennwhite
2Manxguinn—
3Old Bretonuuinwhite
4Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Breton hael

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonhael—
2Dutchhagelhail; shot
3Middle Dutchhagelhail; hail storm
4Old Dutchhagalhail
5Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

Words derived from “Gwenaël”

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