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Wyn
Wyn comes from Welsh gwyn ‘white’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *windos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*windos‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*gwɨnn‘white’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500gwyn‘white’
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘white’
- EnglishtodayWyn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*windos‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*gwɨnn‘white’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500gwyn‘white’
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘white’
- EnglishtodayWyn
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, video, guy, idea, provide, evidence, review, visit, advice, interview, guide, vision, witness, wise, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, evident, wit, idol, wizard, historian, visibility, vista, witty, revise, guise, prudent, steroid, tabloid, envious, jurisprudence, prudence, revue, improvise, druid, vide, avis, 121 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Welsh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *windos / Wyn