Where does “cloddfa” come from?

cloddfa (Welsh) comes from Welsh cloddio, from Welsh clawdd, from Proto-Celtic klādos, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂d-.

cloddfa (Welsh): quarry, mine, pit, hole

Definitions

  1. quarry, mine, pit, hole

Ancestry of “cloddfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcloddioto dig, delve
2Welshclawddsoil thrown up in digging a pit or trench; mound,...
3Proto-Celticklādos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂d-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klādos →Every word from Welsh clawdd →