Where does “Cadan” come from?

Cadan (Welsh) comes from Welsh cad, from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Cadan”, step by step

Cadan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcadbattle, army; impersonal preterite of cael
2Proto-Celtickatusbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Welsh mân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmânfine; small, little; petty, trivial
2Middle Welshmann—
3Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault

via English caddis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaddisThe larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in...
2Middle Frenchcadis—
3Old Frenchcadaz—

Words derived from “Cadan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →