Where does “bleidd-dag” come from?

bleidd-dag (Welsh) comes from Welsh blaidd, from Middle Welsh bleidd, from Proto-Brythonic blėð, from Proto-Celtic bledyos — wolf, large predator.

bleidd-dag (Welsh): wolfsbane, aconite, monkshood (Aconitum napellus)

Definitions

  1. wolfsbane, aconite, monkshood (Aconitum napellus)

Ancestry of “bleidd-dag”, step by step

bleidd-dag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh blaidd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshblaiddwolf
2Middle Welshbleidd—
3Proto-Brythonicblėðwolf
4Proto-Celticbledyoswolf, large predator

via Welsh tag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtagchoking, suffocation
2Welshtaguto choke, to strangle
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