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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gell

 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *gelwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-wó-s, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow”) +‎ *-wós.[1]

Adjective edit

*gell

  1. yellow, brown, tawny

Descendants edit

  • Cornish: gell
  • Middle Welsh: gell

References edit

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