Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
*selwā
possession
2
Proto-Indo-European
selh₁-
to take
Words derived from “helw”
elw
elwa
dielw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic *selwā →