Where does “madfall ddŵr” come from?
madfall ddŵr (Welsh) comes from Welsh madfall, 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 ddŵr (Welsh): newt
Definitions
- newt
Ancestry of “madfall ddŵr”, step by step
madfall ddŵr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh madfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | madfall | lizard; slowworm, blindworm; newt |
| 2 | Welsh | mabddall | person who is born blind; blindworm, slowworm;... |
| 3 | Welsh | mab | boy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth |
| 4 | Old Welsh | map | son |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | mab | son |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | makʷos | son |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |