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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwɨbod

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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 the compound of *gwɨd- + *bod (to be), earlier *wibbutā < *widbutā, from Proto-Celtic *wid-, *windeti (to know, to see) + *butā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see, to know) + *bʰuH- (to be, become).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*gwɨbod m

  1. knowing
  2. to know (verbal noun to *gwuɨr)

Descendants

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