Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨdan

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 *ɸlitanos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈ɨˈdan/

Adjective

*llɨdan

  1. broad, wide

Descendants

  • Old Breton: litan
  • Cornish: ledan
  • Middle Welsh: llydan

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 135
  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 350
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