Where does “gyndwll” come from?

gyndwll (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwn, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis.

gyndwll (Welsh): gunport

Definitions

  1. gunport

Ancestry of “gyndwll”, step by step

gyndwll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwngun
2EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
3Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
4Old NorseGunnhildr
5Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
6Old Norseguðrbattle, war
7Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via Welsh twll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtwllhole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-