Where does “cleddyfod” come from?

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

cleddyfod (Welsh): sword stroke, thrust with a sword

Definitions

  1. sword stroke, thrust with a sword

Ancestry of “cleddyfod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcleddyfsword, blade; brace
2Middle Welshcledyfsword
3Proto-Brythonicklėðɨβ̃—
4Proto-Celtickladiwossword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic klėðɨβ̃ →