Etymology

Caedmon

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Today it means: A famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn. Full definition →

Old English Cædmon ← Proto-Brythonic *Kadβ̃ann ← Proto-Celtic *Katumandus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₃tus
  3. Proto-Celtic*katus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*mendyos
  5. Proto-Celtic*mandus
  6. Proto-Celtic*Katumandus
  7. Proto-Brythonic*Kadβ̃ann
  8. Old EnglishCædmon
  9. English todayCaedmon

Learned borrowing from Old English Cædmon.

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