Where does “llygredd” come from?

llygredd (Welsh) comes from Welsh -edd, from Middle Welsh -eð, from Proto-Celtic *-iyā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

llygredd (Welsh): corruption

Definitions

  1. corruption

Ancestry of “llygredd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-edd-ness, -ment; -s
2Middle Welsh-eð—
3Proto-Celtic*-iyāForms abstract nouns from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Welsh -edd →Every word from Middle Welsh -eð →
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