gefyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gefyn, from Proto-Celtic *gem- (“shackle, chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to squeeze, grab, press”), see also Proto-Slavic *žęti, Ancient Greek γέντο (génto).

Noun

gefyn m (plural gefynnau)

1. fetter, shackle

Mutation

Mutated forms of gefyn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gefyn	efyn	ngefyn	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “368-69”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 368-69
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) “gem-eno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 157