Where does “dilenn” come from?

dilenn (Breton) comes from Breton lenn, from Old Breton lenn, from Middle Welsh llenn, from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

dilenn (Breton): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “dilenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonlennto read; lake; cover
2Old Bretonlenn—
3Middle Welshllenn—
4Old Welshlenn—
5Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →Every word from Proto-Celtic linnā →Every word from Old Welsh lenn →