Where does “bleiz” come from?

bleiz (Breton) comes from Old Breton bleid, from Proto-Brythonic blėð, from Proto-Celtic bledyos — wolf, large predator.

bleiz (Breton): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “bleiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonbleid—
2Proto-Brythonicblėðwolf
3Proto-Celticbledyoswolf, large predator

Words derived from “bleiz”

Every word from Proto-Celtic bledyos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic blėð →Every word from Old Breton bleid →