Etymology Explorer › Old Welsh

Where does “guiannuin” come from?

guiannuin (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic wesantēnos, from Proto-Celtic wesantos, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

Ancestry of “guiannuin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicwesantēnos—
2Proto-Celticwesantos—
3Proto-Celticwesr-spring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “guiannuin”

  • gwanwynau
  • gwanwyni
  • gwanwyn
  • gwaeanhwyn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →