Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwöniθ

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From *gwo- (“under”) +‎ *niθ (“winnowed; wheat”). Cognate with Old Irish cruithnecht (“wheat”).

Noun

*gwöniθ m

  1. wheat

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: guiniz
    • Breton: gwinizh
  • Cornish: gwaneth
  • Middle Welsh: gwenith

Further reading

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nixt-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 291
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