Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwag

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vacus, from Latin vacuus.[1][2]

Adjective

[edit]

*gwag

  1. empty, vacant

Descendants

[edit]
  • Middle Breton: goac (soft)
    • Breton: gwak (soft, delicate)
  • Middle Cornish: gwag
  • Old Welsh: guac

References

[edit]
  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, pages 295-296