Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “helw” come from?

helw (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

Ancestry of “helw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*selwā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “helw”

  • elw
  • elwa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →