Where does “edhyn” come from?

edhyn (Middle Cornish) comes from Old Cornish hethen, from Proto-Brythonic edn, from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “edhyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Cornishhethen—
2Proto-Brythonicednbird
3Proto-Celticɸetnosbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “edhyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos →