dauu

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Old Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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dauu m

  1. client, retainer; member of a retinue

Descendants

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  • Middle Welsh: daw

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dāmo/ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 88-89
  2. ^ Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “daum; dauu”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh, volume 18, Walter de Gruyter, page 41