Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/drėg

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 Early Brythonic *dragī, from earlier *drakü, borrowed from Latin dracō (“dragon”).[1][2] Later reborrowed into Celtic via Middle English dragoun.

Noun

*drėg f

  1. dragon

Descendants

  • Old Welsh: *dreic
    • Middle Welsh: dreic
  • → Old Irish: draic, drec

References

  1. ^ McCone, Kim (1996) Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change, Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, St. Patrick's College, →ISBN, page 155: “MW dreic 'dragon' < *dragī (< *drakü ?)”
  2. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1884) Keltoromanisches, die keltischen etymologieen im etymologischen worterbuch der romanischen sprachen von F. Diez (in German), Halle: Max Niemeyer, page 10: “*dracî”

Further reading

  • Williams, Robert (1865) “DRAGUN”, in Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, in which the Words are elucidated by Copious Examples from the Cornish Works now remaining; With Translations in English​, London: Trubner & Co., page 110
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