Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “glin” come from?

glin (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic glin, from Proto-Celtic glūnos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

glin (Welsh): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “glin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicglinknee
2Proto-Celticglūnosknee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “glin”

  • pen-lin
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