Where does “Bryttwealas” come from?

Bryttwealas (Old English) comes from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Bryttwealas (Old English): the Britons, especially pre-Anglo-Saxon Britons

Definitions

  1. the Britons, especially pre-Anglo-Saxon Britons

Ancestry of “Bryttwealas”, step by step

Bryttwealas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English Wēalas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishWēalasthe Welsh
2Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
3Old Englishīeġisland
4Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English Bryttas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBryttas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →
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