Where does “meligwellt” come from?

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

meligwellt (Welsh): melick (Melica)

Definitions

  1. melick (Melica)

Ancestry of “meligwellt”, step by step

meligwellt 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