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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gluɨw

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 *glēwos (“shining, clear”).[1]

Adjective

*gluɨw

  1. bright, shining, sparkling

Descendants
  • Old Breton: gloeu
    • Breton: gloev
  • Cornish: gluw
  • Old Welsh: gloiu

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gloyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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