Ilk. gwedh n. “bond” (Category: Bond)
A noun meaning “bond” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wedā (Ety/WED). Here the initial [w] became [gw], and the [d] spirantalized to [ð].
Reference ✧ Ety/WED ✧ gweð “bond”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶wedā > gweð | [wedā] > [weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð] | ✧ Ety/WED |