Where does “gwyn” come from?

gwyn (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gwyn (Middle Welsh): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “gwyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
2Proto-Celticwindoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “gwyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →