Ystradwel
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh Ystradwel, from Old Welsh Stradwel, Stradwawl, possibly from Old Welsh strat (“valley”), from Proto-Brythonic *strad, Proto-Celtic *stratos[1] + Old Welsh guaul (“rampart, boundary”), from Proto-Brythonic *gwọl, from Proto-Celtic *wālos (“hedge, enclosure”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ystradwel f
- a female given name
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| Ystradwel | unchanged | unchanged | Hystradwel |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies