Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hwuɨð

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 *sweidus. Cognate with Classical Gaelic siat, siad.

Noun

*hwuɨð m

1. swelling

Descendants

• Breton: c'hwez (“air used to inflate something, swelling, vanity”)
  • ⇒ Breton: c'hwezañ
• Middle Welsh: chwyd
  • Welsh: chwydd

References

1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]