English

Glyndwr

Glyndwr comes from Welsh Glyndŵr.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of glyn ‘valley’ + dŵr ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *glendos ‘shore’

Proto-Celtic *glendos ‘valley’

Proto-Brythonic *glɨnn ‘glen, dale, valley’

Welsh glyn ‘valley’

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’

Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós ‘deep’

Proto-Celtic *dubros ‘dark’

Proto-Brythonic *duβr ‘water’

Middle Welsh dwfyr ‘water’

Welsh dŵr ‘water’

Every English word from Welsh Glyndŵr

name A male given name from Welsh.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.