The story
- Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Gwɨnnohuɨβar
- Middle Cornish · derived fromGwynnever
- Cornish · derived fromGweniver
- English todayJennifer
From Cornish Gweniver, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever (cognate with Welsh Gwenhwyfar), from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. The /d͡ʒ/ consonantism is due to Anglo-Norman influence; compare Old French Genievre /d͡ʒəˈniɛ̯vɾə/, /d͡ʒəˈnjɛvɾə/.
Words from the same roots
Middle CornishGwynnever all →
Gweniver
Proto-Brythonic*Gwɨnnohuɨβar all →
Gweniver
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.