English
Llyn Padarn
Llyn Padarn comes from Welsh llyn ‘lake’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *lindos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*lindos‘lake, liquid’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llɨnnreconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500llynn
- Welshc. 1500–presentllyn‘lake’
- EnglishtodayLlyn Padarn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*lindos‘lake, liquid’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llɨnnreconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500llynn
- Welshc. 1500–presentllyn‘lake’
- EnglishtodayLlyn Padarn
Linked words
through Proto-Celtic *lindos ‘lake, liquid’
Today it means
name A lake in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales; the main settlement on the lake is Llanberis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *lindos / Llyn Padarn