Where does “madfall” come from?

madfall (Welsh) comes from Welsh mabddall, 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.

madfall (Welsh): lizard; slowworm, blindworm; newt

Definitions

  1. lizard; slowworm, blindworm; newt

Ancestry of “madfall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmabddallperson who is born blind; blindworm, slowworm;...
2Welshmabboy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth
3Old Welshmapson
4Proto-Brythonicmabson
5Proto-Celticmakʷosson
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “madfall”

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