Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “llenn” come from?

llenn (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

Ancestry of “llenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshlenn—
2Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax

Words derived from “llenn”

  • llen
  • rhaglen
  • rhaglenni
Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →