Where does “olwyn” come from?

olwyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwên, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

olwyn (Welsh): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “olwyn”, step by step

olwyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwênsmile
2Proto-Celticwindoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Proto-Celtic *olēnā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*olēnā—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “olwyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →