Cognate Set 1086 – Meaning: woman

IE-CoR reference form:
?*mogʰu-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Derived from Old Breton mauu 'young man, servant' (Deshayes 2003:498), further connected to Old Irish mug 'boy, servant' and generally compared to lexemes from Proto-Germanic *magu- 'boy, relative' (Vendryes et al. 1959–1996 M:70-71, Matasović 2009:274). Further etymology uncertain; the lexemes may well have been substratum borrowings in the Western Indo-European languages (cf. Lehmann 1986:240, Kroonen 2013:347 for discussion of the Germanic comparanda).
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
156   Breton: Gwened moes mweːs
References
  • Deshayes, Albert: 498
    S.v. Bret. maw 'gaillard', from Old Breton mauu 'juvénile, réjoui; jeune homme, serviteur', corresponding to Co. maw 'garçon, serviteur, jeune'; derived form mawes (moues, 1557) 'femme', corresponding to Co. mowes.
  • Kroonen, Guus: 347
    Cf. s.v. Proto-Germanic *magu- 'boy, relative', from IE *magʰ-u- (cf. OIr. mug 'servant', Co. maw 'id.' < *magʰ-u-). A West European word of obscure origin.
  • Lehmann, Winfred P.: 240
    Cf. s.v. Goth. M3. magus 'παῖς', 'child, boy'. Etymology disputed, probably a non-IE term for 'son of maternal lineage' beside sunus 'son of paternal inheritance' (cf. OIr. mug, less likely IE *mogus 'boy, servant').
  • Matasović, Ranko: 274
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *mogu- 'servant', from PIE *mogʰ-u- 'young person' ([IEW](src-49) 696), cf. Goth. magus 'boy', mawi 'young girl', Av. maγava- 'unmarried').
  • Scarborough, Matthew:
    Derived from Old Breton mauu 'young man, servant' ([Deshayes 2003](src-309):498), further connected to Old Irish mug 'boy, servant' and generally compared to lexemes from Proto-Germanic *magu- 'boy, relative' ([Vendryes et al. 1959–1996](src-296) M:70-71, [Matasović 2009](src-50):274). Further etymology uncertain; the lexemes may well have been substratum borrowings in the Western Indo-European languages (cf. [Lehmann 1986](src-179):240, [Kroonen 2013](src-165):347 for discussion of the Germanic comparanda).
  • Vendryes, Joseph and Bachellery, Edouard and Lambert, Pierre-Yves: M:70-71
    Cf. s.v. OIr. mug 'garçon, serviteur', comparable to Germanic *magu- in Goth. magus 'garçon, valet', OIc. mǫgr 'fils, jeune homme', OE mazo 'fils, valet'.