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Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major comes from Welsh llan ‘church, parish’, from Proto-Brythonic *llann ‘land, area, plot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*landā‘land, space’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llann‘land, area, plot’reconstructed
  4. Old Welshc. 800–1150lann‘church, churchyard’
  5. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500llann‘church, churchyard’
  6. Welshc. 1500–presentllan‘church, parish’
  7. EnglishtodayLlantwit Major

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*landā‘land, space’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llann‘land, area, plot’reconstructed
  4. Old Welshc. 800–1150lann‘church, churchyard’
  5. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500llann‘church, churchyard’
  6. Welshc. 1500–presentllan‘church, parish’
  7. EnglishtodayLlantwit Major

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land, heath’

land, lend, lawn, lumbar, lasagna, loin, loma, 12 more

Today it means

name A coastal town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9768).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- / Llantwit Major

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