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
  • Breton: klevet
• Cornish: klywes
• Middle Welsh: clywet, clybot
  • Welsh: clywed, clybod