Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/breɣ

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *brigā by a-affection, from Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛːɣ/

Noun

*breɣ f

hill

Descendants

Middle Cornish: bre
Middle Breton: bre
- Breton: bre
Middle Welsh: bre
- Welsh: bre

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77

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