Where does “melc’hwed” come from?

melc’hwed (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic melw-, from Proto-Celtic meldo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

melc’hwed (Breton): snails

Definitions

  1. snails

Ancestry of “melc’hwed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmelw-soft
2Proto-Celticmeldo-pleasant, mild
3Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Celtic meldo- →