Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Llọw

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 *Lugus.

Proper noun

*Llọw

1. Lleu, a pre-Christian deity continued as a mythological hero. See Lleu Llaw Gyffes.

Derived terms

• *Llọwβelɨn
• *Llọwβ̃arx
• *Llọwel
• *Llọwðin

Descendants

• Old Welsh: Lou
  • Middle Welsh: Lleu

References

Koch, J. T. & Palacios, F. F. (2017) “Some epigraphic comparanda bearing on the 'pan-Celtic god' Lugus”, in Celtic religions in the Roman period‎^[1]