Where does “chwystwll” come from?

chwystwll (Welsh) comes from Welsh chwys, from Middle Welsh chuis, from Proto-Celtic swissos, from Proto-Indo-European swēyd- — sweat.

chwystwll (Welsh): pore, sweat hole

Definitions

  1. pore, sweat hole

Ancestry of “chwystwll”, step by step

chwystwll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh chwys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwyssweat
2Middle Welshchuis—
3Proto-Celticswissos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēyd-sweat

via Welsh twll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtwllhole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēyd- →