Where does “prysgyll” come from?

prysgyll (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

prysgyll (Welsh): hazel copse

Definitions

  1. hazel copse

Ancestry of “prysgyll”, step by step

prysgyll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cyll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyllhazel trees
2Proto-Celtickosloshazel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

via Welsh prysg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshprysgbush, wood
2Proto-Celtic*kʷerstyo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Welsh cyll →