English
Meliden
Meliden comes from Welsh allt ‘hillside, slope’, from Proto-Celtic *altos ‘height, cliff’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*altos‘height, cliff’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*altreconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500allt
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘hillside, slope’
- EnglishtodayMeliden
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*altos‘height, cliff’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*altreconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500allt
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘hillside, slope’
- EnglishtodayMeliden
The story
The present spelling in Welsh is Gallt Melyd, but "allt" was dropped in English, and Meliden may be from the alternative spelling of Melydyn for the saint.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
as, all, else, adult, ultimate, ultra, el, alternate, alter, alumni, element, outrage, alien, ou, qualification, alpine, ellen, adolescent, abolish, alum, alias, alp, proletariat, altruism, retaliate, alimony, ulterior, alibi, parallax, coalesce, foetal, althea, aad, withal, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
old, alt, altar, altitude, elder, alto, auld, exalt, altimeter, eld, 14 more
Today it means
name A village in Prestatyn community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0680).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / Meliden