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Where does “gŵyl” come from?

gŵyl (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh gŵyl, from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

gŵyl (Welsh): vigil; holiday, festival, feast; holiday,...

Definitions

  1. vigil; holiday, festival, feast; holiday,...

Ancestry of “gŵyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshgŵyl—
2Proto-Celtic*weilos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “gŵyl”

  • gwylio
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