Where does “gwyn” come from?

gwyn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gwyn (Welsh): white; blessed

Definitions

  1. white; blessed

Ancestry of “gwyn”, step by step

gwyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
2Proto-Celticwindoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “gwyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →