Where does “cnwp-fwsogl” come from?

cnwp-fwsogl (Welsh) comes from Welsh cnwp, from Middle English knob, from Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe — lump, knot; knob; knot in wood.

cnwp-fwsogl (Welsh): club moss (Lycopodium)

Definitions

  1. club moss (Lycopodium)

Ancestry of “cnwp-fwsogl”, step by step

cnwp-fwsogl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cnwp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcnwpclub, cudgel
2Middle EnglishknobAlternative form of knobbe
3Middle Englishknobbeknob; lump, bump
4Middle Low Germanknobbelump, knot; knob; knot in wood

via Welsh mwsogl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmwsoglmoss
Every word from Middle Low German knobbeEvery word from Middle English knobbeEvery word from Middle English knob