Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hwuɨð

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 Proto-Celtic *sweidus. Cognate with Classical Gaelic siat, siad.

Noun

*hwuɨð m

  1. swelling

Descendants

  • Breton: c'hwez (“air used to inflate something, swelling, vanity”)
    • ⇒ Breton: c'hwezañ
  • Middle Welsh: chwyd

References

  1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]
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