Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/brɨɣėntin

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 *brigantīnos, probably meaning "high one," derivative of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɨɣe̝nˈtiːn/

Noun

*brɨɣėntin m

  1. lord, king

Descendants

  • Old Breton: brientin, brientinion
  • Middle Cornish: brentyn, bryntyn
  • Middle Welsh: brenhin
  • → Old Irish: Brénainn
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