-hau

/ˈhaɨ̯/ · suffix

Meaning

creates a verbal noun from an adjectival root

Etymology / origin

Originally causative/denominative; from Proto-Brythonic *-haɣjed, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor (causative/denominative suffix). Cognate with Old Irish -igidir.

-igidir(Old Irish)→
*-sagyetor(cel-pro)→
*-haɣjed(cel-bry-pro)→
*seh₂g-(ine-pro)→
-hau (Middle Welsh)
Relations: root, der, der, cog

Related words

*seh₂g-(ine-pro)*-haɣjed(cel-bry-pro)*-sagyetor(cel-pro)-igidir(Old Irish)-hau(Welsh)

Descendant words

-hau(Welsh) (der)

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