Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/aβon

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 pre-Proto-Brythonic *abonā, rebuilt ā-stem from Proto-Celtic *abonos, genitive singular of *abū (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβoːn/

Noun

*aβon f

1. river

Descendants

• Middle Breton: auon
  • Breton: aven
• Cornish: avon
• Middle Welsh: afon
  • Welsh: afon
• → English: Avon
• → Scots: A'an