Where does “chwilyswr” come from?

chwilyswr (Welsh) comes from Welsh chwilys, 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.

chwilyswr (Welsh): inquisitor

Definitions

  1. inquisitor

Ancestry of “chwilyswr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwilysinquisition
2Welshchwilioto search, look for; to examine; to find
3Welshchwŷlturn of events, course, destiny
4Middle Welshchwylturn, course
5Proto-Italicswelos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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