Where does “gŵyl” come from?
gŵyl (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “gŵyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *weilos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |