Where does “galwyn” come from?

galwyn (Welsh) comes from Middle English galun, from Anglo-Norman galun, from Old French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galwyn (Welsh): gallon

Definitions

  1. gallon

Ancestry of “galwyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgalun—
2Anglo-Normangalun—
3Old Frenchgalonliquid measure
4Latingalum—
5Vulgar Latin*galla—
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →