Where does “lestrañ” come from?

lestrañ (Breton) comes from Breton lestr, from Old Breton lestr, from Welsh llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom — vessel, dish.

lestrañ (Breton): to board, load

Definitions

  1. to board, load

Ancestry of “lestrañ”, step by step

lestrañ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton lestr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonlestrcontainer, vessel; vessel, ship
2Old Bretonlestr—
3Welshllestrvessel, container
4Proto-Celtic*lexstromvessel, dish

via Breton an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonanthe
Every word from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom →Every word from Welsh llestr →Every word from Old Breton lestr →