Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kėfɨlọg

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

Perhaps from *kėfɨl (“horse”) +‎ *-ọg, named for the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse.[1]

Noun

*kėfɨlọg m

  1. woodcock

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: queffelec
  • Middle Cornish: kyvelak
  • Middle Welsh: cyffylog

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyffylog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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