Where does “cadarn” come from?

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

cadarn (Welsh): strong, powerful; firm, fast

Definitions

  1. strong, powerful; firm, fast

Ancestry of “cadarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythoniccatarno—
2Proto-Celtickatusbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cadarn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic katus →
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