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Where does “chwŷl” come from?

chwŷl (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh chwyl, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

chwŷl (Welsh): turn of events, course, destiny

Definitions

  1. turn of events, course, destiny

Ancestry of “chwŷl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshchwylturn, course
2Proto-Italicswelos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “chwŷl”

  • chwiliadur
  • chwilio
  • peiriant chwilio
  • metachwiliadur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →