Where does “cledd” come from?

cledd (Welsh) comes from Old Welsh cled, from Proto-Brythonic kleð, from Proto-Celtic kliyā, from Proto-Celtic kliyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cledd (Welsh): left; left hand; left side

Definitions

  1. left; left hand; left side

Ancestry of “cledd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshcled—
2Proto-Brythonickleðleft; northern
3Proto-Celtickliyā—
4Proto-Celtickliyosleft
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cledd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kliyos →