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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwernāalder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwern-alder

Words derived from “gwern”

  • gwernog
  • gwern
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