Etymograph

English

afanc

Afanc comes from Welsh afanc, from Proto-Celtic *abankos ‘aquatic creature’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ép-h₃ō ~ *h₂p-h₃nés.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ép-h₃ō ~ *h₂p-h₃nésreconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*abankos‘aquatic creature’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*aβankreconstructed
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentafanc
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ép-h₃ō ~ *h₂p-h₃nésreconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*abankos‘aquatic creature’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*aβankreconstructed
  4. Welshc. 1500–presentafanc
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ép-h₃ō ~ *h₂p-h₃nés

Today it means

noun A lake monster in Welsh mythology, described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and sometimes said to be a demon.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ép-h₃ō ~ *h₂p-h₃nés / afanc

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