Where does “osg-hwylbren” come from?

osg-hwylbren (Welsh) comes from Welsh hwylbren, from Welsh pren, from Middle Welsh prenn, from Proto-Brythonic prenn, from Proto-Celtic kʷresnom, from Proto-Indo-European kʷres- — bush, thicket.

osg-hwylbren (Welsh): bowsprit

Definitions

  1. bowsprit

Ancestry of “osg-hwylbren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhwylbrenmast; flagpole
2Welshprentimber, wood; tree
3Middle Welshprenn—
4Proto-Brythonicprennwood, tree
5Proto-Celtickʷresnomtree; wood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket
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