mwnwgl

Welsh

Alternative forms

mwnwg, mynwgl

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mwnwgyl, from Proto-Brythonic *munugl, alteration of Proto-Celtic *moniklos, cognate with Old Irish muinél), derived from Proto-Celtic *monis (from which Old Irish muin (“neck, nape”) and Welsh mŵn (“neck”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mon-i- (“neck”). Related to Sanskrit मन्या (mányā-, “neck”), Latin monīle (“necklace”), and English mane. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)[1][2].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊnʊɡl/, /ˈmʊnʊɡʊl/
Rhymes: -ʊnʊɡl

Noun

mwnwgl m (plural mynyglau)

(anatomy) neck
Synonym: gwddf
instep (part of a shoe)
Synonym: gwaltas

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mwnwgl	fwnwgl	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96), “muin”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume M-P, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page M-72
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “moni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

[1] Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96), “muin”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume M-P, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page M-72

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “moni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN