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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh chwyl (“turn, course”), from Proto-Celtic *swelo- (“turn”) (compare Cornish hwel (“labor, work”), Breton hoalad (“attract, delight”), Old Irish sel (“turn”)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chwŷl m or f (plural chwylion, not mutable)
- turn of events
- Synonyms: digwyddiad, tro
- course, destiny
- Synonyms: ffawd, cwrs
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “swelo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-63
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwŷl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies