Where does “penfelynwyrdd” come from?

penfelynwyrdd (Welsh) comes from Welsh melynwyrdd, from Welsh melyn, from Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic melino, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

penfelynwyrdd (Welsh): yellow-green-headed, olive-headed

Definitions

  1. yellow-green-headed, olive-headed

Ancestry of “penfelynwyrdd”, step by step

penfelynwyrdd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh melynwyrdd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmelynwyrddolivaceous, olive green
2Welshmelynyellow
3Middle Welshmelyn—
4Old Welshmelin—
5Proto-Brythonicmelino—
6Proto-Celticmelihoney
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →