Where does “Huwcyn” come from?

Huwcyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh Huw, from Middle Low German hûve, from Old Saxon hūva, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Huwcyn (Welsh): the sandman

Definitions

  1. the sandman

Ancestry of “Huwcyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshHuw—
2Middle Low Germanhûve—
3Old Saxonhūva—
4Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
5Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →