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Where does “lled” come from?

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

lled (Welsh): width, breadth; comparative degree of llydan

Definitions

  1. width, breadth; comparative degree of llydan

Ancestry of “lled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythoniclledbreadth, side
2Proto-Celticɸletosbreadth; side
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂osbreadth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “lled”

  • ledled
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →