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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/glọw

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 *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel-. See also Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to glow”).

Noun

*glọw m

  1. coal

Descendants
  • Breton: glaou
  • Cornish: glow
  • Welsh: glo

References
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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