Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hʉd

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 *soitos[1], or perhaps borrowed from Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *saidaz (“magic, charm”), both from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂oy-tó-s, from *sh₂ey- (“to bind”) +‎ *-ós.[2] Possibly cognate with Proto-Slavic *sila (“strength, force”).

Noun

*hʉd m

magic, charm

Derived terms

hʉdol (“charming, illusory”) (+ *-ol)
- Old Cornish: hudol
- Welsh: hudol

Descendants

Middle Breton: hud
Middle Welsh: hud
- Welsh: hud

References

Koch, John (2004), “*soito-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 211
Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *soyto-–352

[1] Koch, John (2004), “*soito-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 211

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *soyto-–352