Where does “웨일스귀염둥이” come from?
웨일스귀염둥이 (Korean) comes from Korean 웨일스, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
웨일스귀염둥이 (Korean): Welsh corgi (dog breed)
Definitions
- Welsh corgi (dog breed)
Ancestry of “웨일스귀염둥이”, step by step
웨일스귀염둥이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 웨일스
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 웨일스 | — |
| 2 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 3 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 4 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |