Where does “ffugenw” come from?

ffugenw (Welsh) comes from Welsh enw, from Middle Welsh enw, from Old Welsh anu, from Proto-Brythonic anw, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ffugenw (Welsh): nickname, pseudonym

Definitions

  1. nickname, pseudonym

Ancestry of “ffugenw”, step by step

ffugenw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh enw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshenwname; noun
2Middle Welshenwname
3Old Welshanuname
4Proto-Brythonicanwname
5Proto-Celticanmanname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Welsh ffug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffugdeception, guile; pretence, sham, disguise;...
2Middle Welshffuc—
3Proto-Brythonic*fʉg—
4Latinfūcusseaweed; orchil, orchella weed, Roccella tinctoria
5Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
6Hebrewפוךeye-rouge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →