Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gwoɨl

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Celtic *uɸoɸedlos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)upu-ped-ló-s, from *(s)up- +‎ *ped- (to walk, fall, stumble) +‎ *-lós.[1]

Adjective

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*gwoɨl (comparative *gwoɨθ, superlative *gwoɨθhaβ̃)

  1. bad
  2. miserable

Descendants

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  • Breton: goal, gwal, gail
  • Welsh: gwael

References

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  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 246