Where does “cyfyng-gyngor” come from?

cyfyng-gyngor (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyngor, from Middle Welsh kyghor — counsel.

cyfyng-gyngor (Welsh): dilemma, quandary

Definitions

  1. dilemma, quandary

Ancestry of “cyfyng-gyngor”, step by step

cyfyng-gyngor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cyngor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyngoradvice, counsel; council
2Middle Welshkyghorcounsel

via Welsh cyfyng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyfyngconfined, restricted
Every word from Middle Welsh kyghor →Every word from Welsh cyngor →