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Where does “gwennol” come from?

gwennol (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh gwennawl, from Old Welsh guennol, from Proto-Celtic wesnālā, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

gwennol (Welsh): swallow, martin; weaver's shuttle

Definitions

  1. swallow, martin; weaver's shuttle

Ancestry of “gwennol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshgwennawl—
2Old Welshguennol—
3Proto-Celticwesnālāswallow
4Proto-Celticwesr-spring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “gwennol”

  • morwennol
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