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Where does “lenn” come from?
lenn (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton lin, from Proto-Celtic lindos — lake, liquid; pool, lake.
Ancestry of “lenn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Breton
lin
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2
Proto-Celtic
lindos
lake, liquid; pool, lake
Words derived from “lenn”
lenn
lennoù
dilenn
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