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cromlech.

cromlech (Welsh dolmen or underground tomb)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkrɔmlɛχ/
  1. cromlech (Welsh dolmen or underground tomb)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *krumbos Proto-Brythonic *krum Middle Welsh crwm Welsh crom Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂der. Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā Proto-Brythonic *llex Middle Welsh llech Welsh llech Welsh cromlech From crom (“bowed, arched”, feminine of crwm) + llech (“flat stone”). First element is a Germanic borrowing (compare Irish crom (“bent over”)) from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz; second element is from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.

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