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Where does “llwydo” come from?

llwydo (Welsh) comes from Welsh llwyd, from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European pelh-.

llwydo (Welsh): to turn grey; to become mouldy

Definitions

  1. to turn grey; to become mouldy

Ancestry of “llwydo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwydgray
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨdgrey
3Proto-Celtic*ɸleitos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-—
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