gwend

noun. bond, friendship

gwend

noun. maiden

gwend

noun. bond, friendship

Derivations

• ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WEN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√WED > gwend	[wende] > [gwende] > [gwend]	✧ Ety/WEN

gwedh

noun. bond

gwedh

noun. bond

Derivations

• On. weda “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
  • ᴹ✶wedā “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
  • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Element in

• N. angwedh “chain, fetter, (lit.) iron-bond” ✧ Ety/WED; PE22/032
• S. danwedh “ransom”
• ᴺS. gwedhen “oath-bound, allied”
• ᴺS. gwedhron “ally, one bound by oath”
• ᴺS. mawedh “glove”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. weda > gweð	[weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð]	✧ Ety/WED

Variations

• gweð ✧ Ety/WED

gwenn

noun. maiden

gwenn

noun. maiden

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vende “maiden, maid” ✧ Ety/WEN

Derivations

• ᴹ√WEN(ED) “maiden” ✧ Ety/WEN

Element in

• N. Banwen “Vana”
• N. Eledhwen “Elf-maid”
• N. gweneth “virginity” ✧ Ety/WEN
• N. Morwen

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√WENED > gwend > gwenn	[wende] > [gwende] > [gwend] > [gwenn]	✧ Ety/WEN

gwaedh

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

gwedh-

verb. to bind

nûd

noun. bond

Cognates

• ᴹQ. núte “bond, knot” ✧ Ety/NUT

Derivations

• ᴹ√NUT “tie, bind” ✧ Ety/NUT

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NUT > nûd	[nūte] > [nūt] > [nūd]	✧ Ety/NUT