Where does “afwyn” come from?

afwyn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh auwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *aβuɨn, from Latin habēna, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

afwyn (Welsh): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “afwyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshauwyn
2Proto-Brythonic*aβuɨnbridle, rein
3Latinhabēnathong, strap; shoestrings, shoelaces
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós