Where does “chwyl” come from?
chwyl (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
chwyl (Middle Welsh): turn, course
Ancestry of “chwyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | swelos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
Words derived from “chwyl”