Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwöniθ

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

Etymology

From *gwo- (“under”) +‎ *niθ (“winnowed; wheat”). Cognate with Old Irish cruithnecht (“wheat”).

Noun

*gwöniθ m

1. wheat

Related terms

• *niθjɨd

Descendants

• Middle Breton: guiniz
  • Breton: gwinizh
• Cornish: gwaneth
• Middle Welsh: gwenith
  • Welsh: gwenith

Further reading

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nixt-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 291