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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwag

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

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vacus, from Latin vacuus.[1][2]

Adjective

*gwag

  1. empty, vacant

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: goac (“soft”)
    • Breton: gwak (“soft, delicate”)
  • Middle Cornish: gwag
  • Old Welsh: guac
    • Middle Welsh: gwac

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, pages 295-296
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