Where does “mêl” come from?

mêl (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh mel, from Old Welsh mel, from Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

mêl (Welsh): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mêl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmel
2Old Welshmelhoney
3Proto-Brythonic*mel
4Proto-Celticmelihoney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “mêl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélidEvery word from Proto-Celtic meliEvery word from Proto-Brythonic *mel
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