Where does “crymanddail” come from?

crymanddail (Welsh) comes from Welsh cryman, from Welsh crwm, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crymanddail (Welsh): sickle-leaved, having sickle-shaped leaves

Definitions

  1. sickle-leaved, having sickle-shaped leaves

Ancestry of “crymanddail”, step by step

crymanddail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cryman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrymansickle; reaping hook
2Welshcrwmcurved, bowed, bent
3Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Welsh dail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdailleaves; sheets
2Proto-Brythonicdölmeadow, dale
3Proto-Slavicdolъvalley; depression, pit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰal-—
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