Where does “gwaeanhwyn” come from?
gwaeanhwyn (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic wesantēnos, from Proto-Celtic wesantos, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
Ancestry of “gwaeanhwyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | guiannuin | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | wesantēnos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wesantos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wesr- | spring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |