Where does “cystadleuaeth” come from?

cystadleuaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh cystadlu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

cystadleuaeth (Welsh): competition, contest

Definitions

  1. competition, contest

Ancestry of “cystadleuaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcystadluto compete, to vie, to rival
2Welsh-uimpression, imprint
3Middle Welsh-u—
4Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...
Every word from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ →Every word from Welsh -u →Every word from Welsh cystadlu →
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