Etymology Explorer
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Where does “gwellt” come from?
gwellt (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwellt, from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā — grass.
Ancestry of “gwellt”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Brythonic
gwellt
grass
2
Proto-Celtic
gʷeltā
grass
Words derived from “gwellt”
gwellt
glaswellt
cawnwellt
corswellt
cynffonwellt
ffaldwellt
gwellta
melicwellt
meligwellt
pawrwellt
rhonwellt
sidanwellt
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