Where does “lennoù” come from?
lennoù (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.
Ancestry of “lennoù”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Breton | lenn | to read; lake; cover |
| 2 | Old Breton | lenn | — |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | llenn | — |
| 4 | Old Welsh | lenn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | linnā | veil; cloak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | linom | flax |