Where does “chwilen” come from?

chwilen (Welsh) comes from Welsh chwilod, from Welsh chwil, from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

chwilen (Welsh): beetle (Coleoptera)

Definitions

  1. beetle (Coleoptera)

Ancestry of “chwilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwilod—
2Welshchwilreeling, staggering from drunkenness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “chwilen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swey- →Every word from Welsh chwil →