Where does “pendywyll” come from?

pendywyll (Welsh) comes from Welsh tywyll, from Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

pendywyll (Welsh): dark-headed

Definitions

  1. dark-headed

Ancestry of “pendywyll”, step by step

pendywyll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tywyll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtywylldark; darkness
2Old Welshtimuil—
3Proto-Brythonictɨβ̃uɨldarkness
4Proto-Celtictemeslosdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic temeslos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tɨβ̃uɨl →