Where does “maeddu” come from?

maeddu (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh maeddu, from Proto-Celtic madyeti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

maeddu (Welsh): to beat, to hit, to strike

Definitions

  1. to beat, to hit, to strike

Ancestry of “maeddu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmaeddu—
2Proto-Celticmadyetito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Celtic madyeti →Every word from Middle Welsh maeddu →