Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwoɨθhaβ̃

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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

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Etymology

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From *gwoɨθ (worse) +‎ *-haβ̃ (superlative suffix).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *uɸoɸedisamos, from *uɸo- +‎ *ɸedisamos, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-ism̥mós, from *ped- (to walk, fall, stumble) +‎ *-is(t)m̥mós (superlative suffix), and cognate with Latin pessimus (worst).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡwaɨ̯θˈhaːβ̃/

Adjective

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*gwoɨθhaβ̃

  1. superlative degree of *gwoɨl (bad): worst

Descendants

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  • Middle Breton: goazhaff
  • Cornish: gwetha
  • Middle Welsh: gwaethaf

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “worst *waxt-isamo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 397
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 246