Where does “bledhen lamm” come from?
bledhen lamm (Cornish) comes from Cornish bledhen, from Old Cornish bliþen, from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī, from Proto-Celtic *bleidū, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.
bledhen lamm (Cornish): leap year
Definitions
- leap year
Ancestry of “bledhen lamm”, step by step
bledhen lamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish bledhen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | bledhen | year |
| 2 | Old Cornish | bliþen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *bleidanī | year |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *bleidū | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyd- | pale, pallid |
| 6 | Old English | blēaþ | gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blauþuz | weak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mlew- | — |