Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/breɣ

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 *brigā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛːɣ/

Noun

*breɣ f

  1. hill

Descendants

  • Middle Cornish: bre
  • Middle Breton: bre
  • Middle Welsh: bre

Place names:

  • Middle Breton: Bre
  • Cornish: Brea, Bray
  • Old Welsh: Bregion pl

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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