Where does “gwenyn mêl” come from?

gwenyn mêl (Welsh) comes from Welsh mêl, from Middle Welsh mel, from Old Welsh mel, from Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

gwenyn mêl (Welsh): honey bees

Definitions

  1. honey bees

Ancestry of “gwenyn mêl”, step by step

gwenyn mêl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mêl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmêlhoney
2Middle Welshmel
3Old Welshmelhoney
4Proto-Brythonic*mel
5Proto-Celticmelihoney
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Welsh gwenyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwenyngenerally bees
2Proto-Celticwan-inyo-
3Proto-Celticwano-tip, sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid