Where does “allt” come from?
allt (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh allt, from Proto-Brythonic *alt, from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
allt (Welsh): hillside, slope; wood, small forest
Definitions
- hillside, slope; wood, small forest
Ancestry of “allt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | allt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *alt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | altos | height, cliff |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |