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Where does “ʉxel” come from?

ʉxel (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewps-.

ʉxel (Proto-Brythonic): high, elevated

Definitions

  1. high, elevated

Ancestry of “ʉxel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticouxseloshigh, elevated
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewps-—

Words derived from “ʉxel”

  • uchel
  • uchelwr
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