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Where does “gwael” come from?

gwael (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

gwael (Welsh): miserable, wretched, contemptible, despised,...

Definitions

  1. miserable, wretched, contemptible, despised,...

Ancestry of “gwael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*wailos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “gwael”

  • gwaelu
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