Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/tɨɣernọg

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 *tigernākos. Equivalent to *tɨɣern (“lord, ruler”) +‎ *-ọg. Cognate with Old Irish tigernach (“lordly”).

Adjective

*tɨɣernọg

  1. lordly, noble

Descendants

  • Old Breton: *tiarnoc
  • Welsh: teyrnog

Further reading

  • Koch, John (2004) “*tegernāko-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 248
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