Welsh

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Etymology

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Variant of helw, from Proto-Celtic *selwā (gain, profit) (whence also Irish seilbh (possession)), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (take).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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elw m (plural elwau)

  1. profit, gain

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 149 i (1)