Where does “gwallgof” come from?

gwallgof (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwall, from Middle Welsh gwall, from Proto-Brythonic *gwall, from Proto-Celtic *wolsos — something wrong.

gwallgof (Welsh): insane, mad, crazy

Definitions

  1. insane, mad, crazy

Ancestry of “gwallgof”, step by step

gwallgof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwallmistake
2Middle Welshgwall—
3Proto-Brythonic*gwall—
4Proto-Celtic*wolsossomething wrong

via Welsh cof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcofmemory
2Middle Welshcofmemory

Words derived from “gwallgof”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *wolsos →