Where does “aflwyddiannus” come from?

aflwyddiannus (Welsh) comes from Welsh aflwyddiant, from Welsh af-, from Proto-Brythonic aβ̃-, from Proto-Celtic am-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

aflwyddiannus (Welsh): unsuccessful

Definitions

  1. unsuccessful

Ancestry of “aflwyddiannus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshaflwyddiantfailure, calamity
2Welshaf-not, un-, non-, an-, dis-
3Proto-Brythonicaβ̃-—
4Proto-Celticam-—
5Proto-Celtican-un-, not
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →