Where does “newyn” come from?

newyn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh newyn, from Proto-Celtic nowinyos, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.

newyn (Welsh): hunger, starvation; famine

Definitions

  1. hunger, starvation; famine

Ancestry of “newyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshnewynhunger
2Proto-Celticnowinyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse

Words derived from “newyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic nowinyos →Every word from Middle Welsh newyn →