Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “allt” come from?

allt (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *alt, from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “allt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*alt—
2Proto-Celticaltosheight, cliff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “allt”

  • allt
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