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Where does “gwern” come from?
gwern (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic wernā, from Proto-Indo-European wern- — alder.
Ancestry of “gwern”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
wernā
alder
2
Proto-Indo-European
wern-
alder
Words derived from “gwern”
gwern
gwernog
gwernos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wern- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic wernā →