Where does “llawgaead” come from?
llawgaead (Welsh) comes from Welsh caead, from Welsh cau, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic koilos — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
llawgaead (Welsh): miserly
Definitions
- miserly
Ancestry of “llawgaead”, step by step
llawgaead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh caead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | caead | lid, cover, top, shutter |
| 2 | Welsh | cau | to close, shut; to fasten; to heal, to close |
| 3 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 4 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 5 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 6 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 7 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |