Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llowen

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 *lowenos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“gain, benefit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈oˈweːn/

Adjective

*llowen

1. merry, cheerful, joyful

Descendants

• Old Breton: louuen
  • Middle Breton: louen
    • Breton: laouen
• Old Cornish: louen
  • Middle Cornish: lowen
    • Cornish: lowen
• Middle Welsh: llawen
  • Welsh: llawen

References

Zair, Nicholas (2012) “Schrijver’s rules for British and Proto-Celtic *-ou̯- and *-uu̯- before a vowel”, in Laws and Rules in Indo-European‎^[1], page 152

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 337

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llawen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies