Where does “guinn” come from?
guinn (Manx) comes 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 “guinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Breton | uuin | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “guinn”