Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/muɨn

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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 1

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From Proto-Celtic *mēnis, from Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis, from *(s)mēy(H)- (“to cut, hew”).

Noun

*muɨn f

  1. ore, metal
  2. mine
Descendants
  • Middle Breton: men-
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  • Cornish: moen
  • Middle Welsh: mwyn

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Irish maoin (“property, riches”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Adjective

*muɨn

  1. beautiful
Descendants
  • Old Breton: moin (“delicate”)
    • Middle Breton: moen (“thin”)
  • Old Cornish: muin (“gracile”)
  • Old Welsh: muin (“worth, value”)
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