Where does “coblyn” come from?

coblyn (Welsh) comes from English goblin, from Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin.

coblyn (Welsh): goblin, sprite, imp

Definitions

  1. goblin, sprite, imp

Ancestry of “coblyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoblinOne of various hostile supernatural creatures,...
2Middle Englishgobelyn—
3Old Northern Frenchgobelin—
Every word from Old Northern French gobelin →Every word from Middle English gobelyn →Every word from English goblin →