gwenith
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ˈɡwɛnɪθ/, /ˈɡweːnɪθ/
noun
Definitions
- wheat
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh gwenith inherited from Proto-Brythonic *gwöniθ inherited from Proto-Celtic *uɸoonixtos, *uɸo-nixtos derived from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (winnow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*neyk-
Gloss
winnow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- λικμάω Ancient Greek
- *neyk- Proto-Indo-European
- gwenithfaen Welsh
- maen Welsh
- cruithnecht Old Irish
- cruithneachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *nixteti- Proto-Celtic
- *uɸoonixtos, *uɸo-nixtos Proto-Celtic
- *gwöniθ Proto-Brythonic
- gwenith Middle Welsh