Where does “coedredyn” come from?

coedredyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh coed, from Catalan coet, from Old Welsh coit, from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

coedredyn (Welsh): tree ferns

Definitions

  1. tree ferns

Ancestry of “coedredyn”, step by step

coedredyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh coed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcoedwood, timber; trees
2Catalancoetrocket
3Old Welshcoit
4Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
5Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

via Welsh rhedyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhedynferns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt-Every word from Proto-Celtic kaitosEvery word from Proto-Brythonic koɨd
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