Where does “bleidd-ddyn” come from?

bleidd-ddyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh dyn, from Proto-Brythonic dün, from Proto-Celtic gdonyos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

bleidd-ddyn (Welsh): werewolf

Definitions

  1. werewolf

Ancestry of “bleidd-ddyn”, step by step

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

via Welsh dyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdynfolk, folks pl; man; person
2Proto-Brythonicdünhuman, person
3Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Welsh blaidd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshblaiddwolf
2Middle Welshbleidd—
3Proto-Brythonicblėðwolf
4Proto-Celticbledyoswolf, large predator
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →