Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwoɨl

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

Possibly from Proto-Celtic *uɸoɸedlos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)upu-ped-ló-s, from *(s)up- +‎ *ped- (“to walk, fall, stumble”) +‎ *-lós.

Adjective

*gwoɨl (comparative *gwoɨθ, superlative *gwoɨθhaβ̃)

1. bad
2. miserable

Descendants

• Breton: goal, gwal, gail
• Welsh: gwael