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Where does “gwern” come from?

gwern (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwern, from Proto-Celtic wernā, from Proto-Indo-European wern- — alder.

gwern (Welsh): alder ; made of alder; alder grove, alder marsh,...

Definitions

  1. alder ; made of alder; alder grove, alder marsh,...

Ancestry of “gwern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwern—
2Proto-Celticwernāalder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwern-alder

Words derived from “gwern”

  • gwernog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wern- →