Where does “gwâl” come from?

gwâl (Welsh) comes from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

gwâl (Welsh): lair, covert, den; litter; couch, bed

Definitions

  1. lair, covert, den; litter; couch, bed

Ancestry of “gwâl”, step by step

gwâl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English weall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Celtic uɸolexs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticuɸolexsenclosure, lair
2Proto-Celticuɸo-sub-, under
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →
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