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Where does “chwiliadur” come from?

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

chwiliadur (Welsh): search engine

Definitions

  1. search engine

Ancestry of “chwiliadur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwilioto search, look for; to examine; to find
2Welshchwŷlturn of events, course, destiny
3Middle Welshchwylturn, course
4Proto-Italicswelos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “chwiliadur”

  • metachwiliadur
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