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Where does “blwydd” come from?

blwydd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh blwyddyn, from Old Welsh bloidin, from Proto-Celtic blēdanī, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyd- — pale.

blwydd (Welsh): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “blwydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshblwyddyn—
2Old Welshbloidin—
3Proto-Celticblēdanīyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyd-pale

Words derived from “blwydd”

  • blwyddiadur
  • pen-blwydd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyd- →