Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/tɨβ̃uɨl

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 earlier Proto-Brythonic *temēl(os), from Proto-Celtic *temeslos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɨˈβ̃uɨ̯l/

Noun

*tɨβ̃uɨl m

  1. darkness

Descendants

  • Old Breton: temoel
    • Middle Breton: teffal
  • Old Cornish: tiwoulgou
    • Middle Cornish: teul, tevle
  • Old Welsh: timuil

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 378
  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 221
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