dauu

Old Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *dọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *dāmos, from Proto-Indo-European *dōm-o-s (“belonging to the house”), a vṛddhi derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dom-o-s, thematized form of *dṓm (“house, home”).[1] Cognate with Middle Breton deuff, Breton deuñv, Old Cornish dof, Old Irish dám.

Attested in glosses on Latin cliens.[2] All other Brythonic cognates mean only "son-in-law", including the Middle Welsh descendant.

Noun

dauu m

  1. client, retainer; member of a retinue

Descendants
  • Middle Welsh: daw

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dāmo/ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 88-89
  2. Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “daum; dauu”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh, volume 18, Walter de Gruyter, page 41
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