Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hwerw

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 *swerwos.

Adjective

*hwerw

  1. bitter

Descendants

  • Old Breton: hueru
    • Breton: c’hwerv
  • Cornish: hwerow
  • Middle Welsh: chwerw