gwaynten

Cornish

Alternative forms

gwenton (Standard Written Form)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Welsh gwanwyn), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara, Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).

Noun

gwaynten m

spring (season)

See also

(season): Previous: gwâv. Next: hâv.

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