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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gell

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

Adjective

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*gell

  1. yellow, brown, tawny

Descendants

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  • Cornish: gell
  • Middle Welsh: gell

References

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