Reconstruction:Cumbric/arth

This Cumbric entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Cumbric

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos
    Proto-Celtic *artos
    Proto-Brythonic *arθ
    Cumbric *arth

    Compare Welsh arth (“bear”), from Proto-Brythonic *arθ, from Proto-Celtic *artos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /arθ/

    Noun

    *arth

    1. bear

    References

    • Alan G. James, "The Brittonic Language in the Old North, A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence"
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