alc'hwez

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *alxweð, by metathesis from Proto-Brythonic *axlweð, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, peg), with the negative prefix *n̥-.[1] Cognate with Welsh allwedd

Pronunciation

Noun

alc'hwez m (plural alc'hwezioù)

  1. key

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 99 vi (1)