Where does “cribfelyn” come from?

cribfelyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh melyn, from Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic melino, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

cribfelyn (Welsh): yellow-crested

Definitions

  1. yellow-crested

Ancestry of “cribfelyn”, step by step

cribfelyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh melyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmelynyellow
2Middle Welshmelyn—
3Old Welshmelin—
4Proto-Brythonicmelino—
5Proto-Celticmelihoney
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Welsh crib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcribcomb
2Middle Welshcrib—
3Old Welshcrip—
4Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Brythonic melino →