Where does “gwynnu” come from?

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

gwynnu (Welsh): to whiten

Definitions

  1. to whiten

Ancestry of “gwynnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwynwhite; blessed
2Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →