Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwlan

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 *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwlaːn/

Noun

*gwlan ?

1. wool

Descendants

• Middle Breton: glan, gloan
  • Breton: gloan
• Old Cornish: gluan
  • Middle Cornish: glan, glawn
    • Cornish: gwlan
• Old Welsh: gulan
  • Middle Welsh: gwlan
    • Welsh: gwlân

References

• University of Wales Proto-Celtic Wordlist