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Where does “leithet” come from?

leithet (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸlitanos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-enos, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Ancestry of “leithet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸlitanosbroad, wide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-enos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “leithet”

  • leithead
  • leithid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →