Where does “kethreydhel” come from?

kethreydhel (Cornish) comes from Cornish keth, from Scottish Gaelic cait, from Proto-Brythonic kaɨθ, from Proto-Celtic kaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kethreydhel (Cornish): homosexual, gay

Definitions

  1. homosexual, gay

Ancestry of “kethreydhel”, step by step

kethreydhel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish keth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkethcaptive, slave
2Scottish Gaeliccaitinflection of cat : ## genitive singular ##...
3Proto-Brythonickaɨθcaptive, bound
4Proto-Celtickaxtoscaptive, bound; captive, slave, servant
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Cornish reydhel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishreydhelsexual
2Cornishelangel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-