Where does “cledyf” come from?

cledyf (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic klėðɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

cledyf (Middle Welsh): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “cledyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicklėðɨβ̃—
2Proto-Celtickladiwossword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “cledyf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic klėðɨβ̃ →