Re: Arthurian connection to PIE word for sibling

> When I did a little post about Proto-Indo-European on a forum I
> frequent, one of the girls noted an interesting similarity. Could
> there be a connection:
>
> "The word "gwelbhus", for "sibling," reminded me of Gwenddydd,
> Merlin's sister (sometimes twin) in Arthurian Legend.
>
> ...how's that?"
>
> Or is this a misconnection due to the "gwe" as the beginnings?

There is no connection whatosever between these two words.

- Chris Gwinn