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sawdl.

heel

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/sau̯dl/North-Wales[ˈsau̯dl̩]North-Wales/sau̯dl/South-Wales, colloquial, standard[ˈsau̯dl̩]South-Wales, colloquial, standard

  1. heel

    feminine · masculine · not-mutable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh saudel, from Proto-Brythonic *sọdl, from Proto-Celtic *stātlā or *stādlā (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tleh₂ or *stéh₂dʰleh₂ (“that which is used for standing”) respectively, from the root *steh₂- (“to stand”) + *-tleh₂/*-dʰleh₂ (instrument noun suffix). Cognate with Cornish seudhel, Middle Breton seuzl, Irish sáil, Scottish Gaelic sàil and Manx saayl.

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