Where does “gwelliant” come from?

gwelliant (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwella, from Welsh gwell, from Celtic *wellos, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

gwelliant (Welsh): improvement, betterment

Definitions

  1. improvement, betterment

Ancestry of “gwelliant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwellato improve, get better; to improve, make better
2Welshgwellcomparative degree of da: better; Prefer; Had...
3Celtic*wellos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →