Where does “lehe” come from?

lehe (Cornish) comes from Cornish -he, from Proto-Brythonic *-haɣjed, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.

lehe (Cornish): to lessen, shrink, zoom out

Definitions

  1. to lessen, shrink, zoom out

Ancestry of “lehe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornish-heForms verbs from adjectives
2Proto-Brythonic*-haɣjed—
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor →Every word from Cornish -he →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *-haɣjed →