English
Ystrad
Ystrad comes from Welsh ystrad ‘valley, vale, plain’, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós ‘stretched, spread’, and ultimately from *sterh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sterh₃-‘to spread, extend, stretch out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*str̥h₃tós‘stretched, spread’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*stratos‘valley’root as named · steps between not traced
- Welshc. 1500–presentystrad‘valley, vale, plain’
- EnglishtodayYstrad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sterh₃-‘to spread, extend, stretch out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*str̥h₃tós‘stretched, spread’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*stratos‘valley’root as named · steps between not traced
- Welshc. 1500–presentystrad‘valley, vale, plain’
- EnglishtodayYstrad
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to spread, extend, stretch out’
street, straw, strand, sternum, prostrate, stratum, stroma, 10 more
through Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós ‘stretched, spread’
Today it means
name A village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9895).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- / Ystrad