gwaun

Welsh (Colloquial)

noun
Definitions
  • moor, heath

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh gwawn inherited from Old Welsh guoun inherited from Proto-Celtic *wāgno- (slope, hollow, depression) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wāg- (be bent).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wāg-

Gloss

be bent

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