Where does “wynebgaled” come from?

wynebgaled (Welsh) comes from Welsh wyneb, from Proto-Brythonic ėnib, from Proto-Celtic enīkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁enih₃kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

wynebgaled (Welsh): barefaced, brazen, impudent

Definitions

  1. barefaced, brazen, impudent

Ancestry of “wynebgaled”, step by step

wynebgaled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh wyneb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshwynebface; face, surface; front
2Proto-Brythonicėnibface
3Proto-Celticenīkʷosface
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enih₃kʷosface
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Welsh caled

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcaledhard; battle, hard struggle, distress; hard...
2Proto-Celtickaletoshard
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
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