Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/guɨstl

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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 *geistlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ- (desire, wait for).

Noun

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*guɨstl m

  1. hostage
  2. bail

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: guistl
  • Old Cornish: guistel
  • Middle Welsh: gwystyl, gwystl