Where does “plyg” come from?

plyg (Welsh) comes from Welsh plygu, from Proto-Brythonic *plɨɡɨd, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plyg (Welsh): bend, curve; fold, crease; bent

Definitions

  1. bend, curve; fold, crease; bent

Ancestry of “plyg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshplyguto bend; to fold, to crease; to bow, to stoop
2Proto-Brythonic*plɨɡɨd—
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plyg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →