Where does “heddlu” come from?

heddlu (Welsh) comes from Welsh llu, from Proto-Brythonic llʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

heddlu (Welsh): police, police force

Definitions

  1. police, police force

Ancestry of “heddlu”, step by step

heddlu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlluhost, throng, multitude
2Proto-Brythonicllʉɣtroop
3Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—

via Welsh hedd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshheddpeace
2Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

Words derived from “heddlu”

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