Where does “gwyliadwr” come from?

gwyliadwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwyliad, from Welsh gwylio, from Welsh gŵyl, from Middle Welsh gŵyl, from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

gwyliadwr (Welsh): watcher, watchman

Definitions

  1. watcher, watchman

Ancestry of “gwyliadwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwyliad}} watching, guarding
2Welshgwylioto watch; to keep watch over, to observe
3Welshgŵylvigil; holiday, festival, feast; holiday,...
4Middle Welshgŵyl—
5Proto-Celtic*weilosmodest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “gwyliadwr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weilos →