Where does “-awl” come from?
-awl (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic -ālos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European -los.
-awl (Middle Welsh): added to nouns to form adjectives
Definitions
- added to nouns to form adjectives
Ancestry of “-awl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | -ālos | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂los | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -los | — |
Words derived from “-awl”