Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gweðw

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 Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Noun

*gweðw f

1. widow

Descendants

• Old Cornish: guedeu
  • Cornish: gwedhow
• Middle Welsh: gweðw, gwyðw
  • Welsh: gweddw