Where does “llenyddiaeth” come from?

llenyddiaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh llenydd, from Welsh llên, from Middle Welsh llenn, from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

llenyddiaeth (Welsh): literature

Definitions

literature

Ancestry of “llenyddiaeth”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Welsh	llenydd	literary person; literary man, author, scholar
2	Welsh	llên	literature, lore
3	Middle Welsh	llenn	—
4	Old Welsh	lenn	—
5	Proto-Celtic	linnā	veil; cloak
6	Proto-Indo-European	linom	flax

Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →Every word from Proto-Celtic linnā →Every word from Old Welsh lenn →