Where does “begwn” come from?

begwn (Welsh) comes from English beacon, from Middle English beken, from Old English bēacn, from Proto-West Germanic baukn, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

begwn (Welsh): beacon

Definitions

  1. beacon

Ancestry of “begwn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeaconA signal fire to notify of the approach of an...
2Middle EnglishbekenA fire that signals an impending attack or...
3Old Englishbēacnsign, signal
4Proto-West Germanicbauknsign, symbol
5Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baukn →