Where does “llindag” come from?

llindag (Welsh) comes from Welsh llin, from Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

llindag (Welsh): strangulation, suffocation

Definitions

  1. strangulation, suffocation

Ancestry of “llindag”, step by step

llindag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllinline, stroke
2Middle Welshllin—
3Old Welshlin—
4Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Welsh tag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtagchoking, suffocation
2Welshtaguto choke, to strangle

Words derived from “llindag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →