Where does “cerwyn” come from?
cerwyn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh kerwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *keruɨn, from Vulgar Latin *cerēna, from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
cerwyn (Welsh): vat
Ancestry of “cerwyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | kerwyn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *keruɨn | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *cerēna | — |
| 4 | Latin | carina | keel of a ship; ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |