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Old Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *dọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *dāmos, from Proto-Indo-European *dōm-o-s (“belonging to the house”), a vṛddhi derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dom-o-s, thematized form of *dṓm (“house, home”).[1] Cognate with Middle Breton deuff, Breton deuñv, Old Cornish dof, Old Irish dám.
Attested in glosses on Latin cliens.[2] All other Brythonic cognates mean only "son-in-law", including the Middle Welsh descendant.
Noun
dauu m
- client, retainer; member of a retinue
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dāmo/ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 88-89
- ^ Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “daum; dauu”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh, volume 18, Walter de Gruyter, page 41