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Where does “Gwener” come from?

Gwener (Welsh) comes from Latin Venus, from Proto-Italic wenos, from Proto-Indo-European wénh₁-os, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Gwener (Welsh): Venus, Friday

Definitions

  1. Venus, Friday

Ancestry of “Gwener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVenus{{l|en|Venus}}; the goddess of love; love,...
2Proto-Italicwenoslove
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwénh₁-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “Gwener”

  • dydd Gwener
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →