Where does “mabddall” come from?

mabddall (Welsh) comes from Welsh mab, from Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mabddall (Welsh): person who is born blind; blindworm, slowworm;...

Definitions

  1. person who is born blind; blindworm, slowworm;...

Ancestry of “mabddall”, step by step

mabddall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmabboy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth
2Old Welshmapson
3Proto-Brythonicmabson
4Proto-Celticmakʷosson
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Welsh dall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdallblind; blind person
2Proto-Brythonicdallblind
3Proto-Celticdallosblind

Words derived from “mabddall

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-