Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/din

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 *dūnom (“fort, rampart”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːn/

Noun

*din m

  1. a hill, fortified hill, fort

Descendants

  • Old Breton: din
  • Cornish: din
  • Old Welsh: din

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 108
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