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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/geβ̃ell

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

Borrowed from Latin gemellus (“twin”).[1] Proto-Celtic doublet with *yemonos (“twin”), whence Old Irish emon.

Noun

*geβ̃ell m

  1. twin

Descendants
  • Breton: gevell
  • Cornish: gevell, gevelles
  • Middle Welsh: gefell, geuell

References
  1. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 40
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