Etymograph

English

Probin

Probin comes from Welsh ap ‘a patronymic indicator’, from mab ‘son’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *makʷos.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*makʷos‘son’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*mab‘son’reconstructed
  3. Old Welshc. 800–1150map‘son’
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentmab‘son’
  5. Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentap‘a patronymic indicator’soft mutation of mab
  6. EnglishtodayProbin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*makʷos‘son’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*mab‘son’reconstructed
  3. Old Welshc. 800–1150map‘son’
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentmab‘son’
  5. Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentap‘a patronymic indicator’soft mutation of mab
  6. EnglishtodayProbin

The story

Anglicised from Welsh ap + the given name Robin.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to raise, grow’

macro, machete, meager, meagre, 14 more

Today it means

name A surname from Welsh.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *makʷos / Probin

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