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
- battle, army; impersonal preterite of cael
Ancestry of “cad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | katus | battle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₃tus | fight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |