Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/briθ

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbriːθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *brixtus.

Noun

*briθ m

  1. charm, incantation
Descendants
  • Old Breton: brith
  • Middle Welsh: brythron (“magic wand”), lledfrith (“delusion, illusion”) (in compounds)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.

Adjective

*briθ (feminine *breiθ)

  1. painted, speckled, variegated
Descendants
  • Middle Breton: briz
    • Breton: brizh
  • Cornish: brith
  • Old Welsh: brith

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 280
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