Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/klüwid

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 *klusīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klyˈwiːd/

Verb

*klüwid

  1. to hear

Conjugation

The long vowel of the reduplicated syllable shows unexpected lengthening or assimilation and lengthening, *kiklow > *kīklow or *kuklow > *kūklow.

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: clevet
  • Cornish: klywes
  • Middle Welsh: clywet, clybot
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