Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ödjon

This Proto-Brythonic 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.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

Fossilized plural to Proto-Celtic n-stem *otyū[1] ~ *otyones, ultimately of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to *wedos (“yoke, harness”).

Noun

*ödjon m

  1. ox, bull
    Synonym: *üx

Usage notes

Often used as the singular to *uxen (“oxen”), plural of *üx.

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: egen, eugen, eugenn
  • Old Cornish: odion
    • Middle Cornish: udzheon, odgan
  • Welsh: eidion, eidon

References

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “bull *ot-jon-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 50

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.