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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gen

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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 *genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Noun

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*gen f (plural *genow)

  1. chin, jaw
  2. cheek

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: gen
  • Old Cornish: genau
  • Middle Welsh: gen