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Where does “ledled” come from?

ledled (Welsh) comes from Welsh lled, from Proto-Brythonic lled, from Proto-Celtic ɸletos, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂os, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

ledled (Welsh): throughout

Definitions

  1. throughout

Ancestry of “ledled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlledwidth, breadth; comparative degree of llydan
2Proto-Brythoniclledbreadth, side
3Proto-Celticɸletosbreadth; side
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂osbreadth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →