Where does “*alt” come from?
*alt (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
Ancestry of “*alt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | altos | height, cliff |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |