Where does “troseddeg” come from?

troseddeg (Welsh) comes from Welsh trosedd, from Welsh -edd, from Middle Welsh -eð, from Proto-Celtic *-iyā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

troseddeg (Welsh): criminology

Definitions

  1. criminology

Ancestry of “troseddeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtroseddcrime, offence, transgression
2Welsh-edd-ness, -ment; -s
3Middle Welsh-eð—
4Proto-Celtic*-iyāForms abstract nouns from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Welsh -edd →Every word from Middle Welsh -eð →
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