Where does “Ginewra” come from?
Ginewra (Polish) comes from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from English Guinevere, from Middle English Gwenyver, from Middle Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from Old Welsh Guinhuimar, from Proto-Brythonic Gwɨnnohuɨβar, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos — to see.
Ginewra (Polish): Guinevere
Definitions
- Guinevere
Ancestry of “Ginewra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | Gwenhwyfar | — |
| 2 | English | Guinevere | The wife of King Arthur |
| 3 | Middle English | Gwenyver | Guinevere wife of King Arthur |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | Gwenhwyfar | — |
| 5 | Old Welsh | Guinhuimar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | Gwɨnnohuɨβar | — |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |