Where does “cad” come from?

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

cad (Welsh): battle, army; impersonal preterite of cael

Definitions

  1. battle, army; impersonal preterite of cael

Ancestry of “cad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickatusbattle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →