Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kastell

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin castellum. Parallel borrowing with Irish caistél (castle).[1]

Noun edit

*kastell m

  1. castle

Descendants edit

  • Breton: kastell
  • Cornish: kastel
  • Middle Welsh: castell

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caistél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language