Where does “manflawd” come from?

manflawd (Welsh) comes from Welsh blawd, from Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Brythonic blọd, from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

manflawd (Welsh): pollen

Definitions

  1. pollen

Ancestry of “manflawd”, step by step

manflawd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh blawd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshblawdflour, meal; flowers, blooms, blossoms
2Middle Welshblawt—
3Proto-Brythonicblọdflour; flower
4Proto-Celticblātusflower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Welsh mân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmânfine; small, little; petty, trivial
2Middle Welshmann—
3Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →