Where does “newyn” come from?
newyn (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic nowinyos, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.
newyn (Middle Welsh): hunger
Ancestry of “newyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | nowinyos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂w- | death; the dead, corpse |
Words derived from “newyn”