Where does “gwaeledd” come from?

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

gwaeledd (Welsh): sickness, illness

Definitions

  1. sickness, illness

Ancestry of “gwaeledd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwaelmiserable, wretched, contemptible, despised,...
2Proto-Celtic*wailospoor, wretched
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →