Where does “cwcwallt” come from?

cwcwallt (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cwcwallt, from Middle English cokewold, from Old French cucuault, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

cwcwallt (Welsh): cuckold

Definitions

  1. cuckold

Ancestry of “cwcwallt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcwcwallt—
2Middle Englishcokewoldcuckold
3Old Frenchcucuaulta cuckold
4Frankish-wald—
5Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
6Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
7Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →