Where does “Cenwealh” come from?

Cenwealh (Old English) comes 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.

Cenwealh (Old English): Cenwalh of Wessex; an Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex

Definitions

  1. Cenwalh of Wessex; an Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex

Ancestry of “Cenwealh”, step by step

Cenwealh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wealh

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

via Old English cēne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcēnekeen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful;...
2Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →