Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwehantuɨn

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 *gwehant +‎ *-uɨn, from Proto-Celtic *wesants (perhaps whence Gaulish simivis (“august”, literally “half-spring”)^[1]), from Proto-Indo-European *wésn-ont-s ~ *usn̥-n̥t-és (whence Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá)), from *wós-r̥ ~ *wés-n̥s (“spring (season)”) + *-onts ~ *-n̥tés.^[2]^[3]

Noun

*gwehantuɨn m^[3]^[1]

spring

Descendants

Old Cornish: guaintoin
- Cornish: gwenton, gwaynten (Standard Cornish)
Old Welsh: guiannuin
- Middle Welsh: gwaeanhwyn
  - Welsh: gwanwyn

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Blažek, Václav (2008) “Gaulish Language”, in Studia minora Facultatis philosophicae Universitatis Brunensis, number 13, Sborníku prací filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity, page 45
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *wesr-/*wesn-–417: “*wesantēno-”
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 240

[Blazek-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Blažek, Václav (2008) “Gaulish Language”, in Studia minora Facultatis philosophicae Universitatis Brunensis, number 13, Sborníku prací filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity, page 45

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *wesr-/*wesn-–417: “*wesantēno-”

[Schrijver-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 240

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