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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh iwt, from Old Welsh iot, from Proto-Celtic *yut-, *yot-. The Celtic is traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewH-s- (“sap, juice, broth”), from *yewH- (“to blend, mix (food), knead”).
However, Matasovic is skeptical of links to Proto-Indo-European, due to the laryngeal in the reconstructed form showing no traces in Celtic, and considers the word a substrate borrowing.
Cognate with Breton yod, Cornish yôs, Old Irish íth, as well as Gallo-Latin iotta, iutta (borrowed from Celtic).
Pronunciation
Noun
uwd m (usually uncountable, plural iydoedd)
- porridge, oatmeal
- pottage
- pap, pulp
- Synonyms: llwtrws, meddal, pwlp, seiten
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 438-9