Where does “siglen lwyd” come from?

siglen lwyd (Welsh) comes from Welsh llwyd, from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European pelh- — pale, gray.

siglen lwyd (Welsh): grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Definitions

  1. grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Ancestry of “siglen lwyd”, step by step

siglen lwyd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llwyd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwydgray
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨdgrey
3Proto-Celtic*ɸleitosgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray

via Welsh siglen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsiglenbog, quagmire
2Welsh-enUsed to form the singulative of certain words;...
3Proto-Brythonic-ennForms abstract derivatives of certain nouns and adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh- →