Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/bɨd

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

From Proto-Celtic *bitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɨːd/

Noun

*bɨd m (plural *bɨdow)

  1. world

Descendants

  • Old Breton: bit, bet
  • Old Cornish: bit, bys
  • Old Welsh: bid

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 67
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