Tachwedd

== Welsh == === Etymology === Literally, “slaughtering”, referring to when livestock is slaughtered for winter, from Middle Welsh tachwet; the principal semantic component ("wedd") is from Proto-Celtic *wedeti (“to lead”) (with semantic shift "lead" > "push" > "hit, beat"), and is also seen in argywedd (“harm, damage, injury”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaχwɛð/ === Proper noun === Tachwedd m November ==== See also ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Tachwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies