Where does “cleddyf” come from?

cleddyf (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cledyf, from Proto-Brythonic klėðɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

cleddyf (Welsh): sword, blade; brace

Definitions

  1. sword, blade; brace

Ancestry of “cleddyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcledyfsword
2Proto-Brythonicklėðɨβ̃—
3Proto-Celtickladiwossword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “cleddyf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic klėðɨβ̃ →