Where does “Annwn” come from?

Annwn (Welsh) comes from Welsh Annwfn, from Welsh an-, from Middle Welsh an-, from Proto-Brythonic an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Annwn (Welsh): Annwn the otherworld in Welsh mythology

Definitions

  1. Annwn the otherworld in Welsh mythology

Ancestry of “Annwn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshAnnwfnunderworld, netherworld, fairyland
2Welshan-not, un-, non-, an-, dis-; intensive prefix; in-
3Middle Welshan-un-, not
4Proto-Brythonican-un-, not
5Proto-Celtican-un-, not
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “Annwn”

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