Welsh

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Etymology

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From Old Welsh Arthuis, from arth (bear)[1] + *uis, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *wissus (knowledge) (compare Old Irish fis, fius (knowledge)).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arthwys m

  1. a male given name

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Arthwys unchanged unchanged Harthwys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN