Cognate Set 1082 – Meaning: white

IE-CoR reference form:
*u̯indo/ā-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Celtic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
No clear etymology outside of Celtic, cf. Delamarre 2003:320-321, Lucht 2007:430 for various proposals. See also (Matasović 2009:423.
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 10 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
148   Gaulish uindos Attested in very many names and derivatives.
154   Old Breton guinn
149   Old Welsh guinn, guenn (fem.) ɡuɨn LL
155   Middle Breton guenn ˈɡuenː
157   Breton: Treger gwenn ˈɡwe̞nː ˈɡwenː
156   Breton: Gwened ģwenn dʒɥɛn
151   Welsh: North gwyn ɡwɨn ɡwɨn ,fem. gwen /gwen/ [gwɛn]
150   Middle Welsh gwyn ɡwɨn
152   Middle Cornish gwyn ɡwin, ɡwiᵈn
153   Late Cornish guidn ɡwiᵈn
References
  • Delamarre, Xavier: 320-321
    S.v. Gaul. uindos 'blanc; heureux', also attested in insular Celtic (OIr. find 'blanc', W gwynn, OCo. guyn 'albus', OBret. guinn 'blanc, lumineux'. One connects either to the root of Gk. ἰνδάλλομαι 'j'apprais', Skt. vindáti 'il trouve' formed to the nasal-infix stem of IE *u̯ei̯d- 'voir (clairement), savoir' or to the root *su̯ei̯d⁽ʰ⁾- 'briller', cf. Lat. sīdus, -eris 'étoiles', Lith. svidė́ti 'briller'.
  • Lucht, Martina: 430
    S.v. OIr. find / finn 'white', from earlier *windo-/ā, but with no certain correspondences outside of Celtic.
  • Matasović, Ranko: 423
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *windo- 'white'. No etymology outside Celtic.