Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “lladd” come from?

lladd (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic llað, from Proto-Celtic sladyā, from Proto-Celtic sladyeti.

lladd (Welsh): to kill, murder; to slaughter

Definitions

  1. to kill, murder; to slaughter

Ancestry of “lladd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllaðslaying, slaughter
2Proto-Celticsladyā—
3Proto-Celticsladyeti—
Every word from Proto-Celtic sladyeti →