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Where does “ledan” come from?

ledan (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic llɨdan, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitanos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-enos, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

ledan (Cornish): broad

Definitions

  1. broad

Ancestry of “ledan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllɨdanbroad, wide
2Proto-Celticɸlitanosbroad, wide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-enos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →