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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

  1. added to nouns to form adjectives

Ancestry of “-awl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic-ālosUsed to form adjectives from nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-eh₂los—
3Proto-Indo-European-los—

Words derived from “-awl”

  • pleidiol
  • mewnol
  • llenyddol
  • lleol
  • peiriannol
  • cyfareddol
  • rhywiol
  • lleoli
  • nefol
  • nefolaidd
  • aneiriol
  • cnawdol
  • -ol
  • trefol
  • awgrymiadol
  • biolegol
  • canolig
  • ymwybodol
  • gogleddol
  • cyfrifol
  • sylfaenol
  • gwleidyddol
  • dadleuol
  • rhifol
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -los →