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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/guɨstl

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 *gēstlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ- (“desire, wait for”).

Noun

*guɨstl m

  1. hostage
  2. bail

Descendants
  • Old Breton: guistl
    • Middle Breton: goestl
      • Breton: gouestl
  • Old Cornish: guistel
    • Cornish: gostel
  • Middle Welsh: gwystyl, gwystl
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