Where does “melicwellt” come from?

melicwellt (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwellt, from Middle Welsh gwellt, from Proto-Brythonic gwellt, from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā — grass.

Ancestry of “melicwellt”, step by step

melicwellt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwellt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwelltgrass, straw
2Middle Welshgwellt
3Proto-Brythonicgwelltgrass
4Proto-Celticgʷeltāgrass

via Welsh melic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmelic
Every word from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā
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