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Where does “cwyn” come from?

cwyn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

cwyn (Welsh): complaint; third-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. complaint; third-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “cwyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force

Words derived from “cwyn”

  • cwyn
  • achwyn
  • cwyno
  • cwynion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- →