Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/breɣ

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 *brigā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛːɣ/

Noun

*breɣ f

1. hill

Descendants

• Middle Cornish: bre
  • Cornish: bre
• Middle Breton: bre
  • Breton: bre
• Middle Welsh: bre
  • Welsh: bre

Place names:

• Middle Breton: Bre
• Cornish: Brea, Bray
• Old Welsh: Bregion pl

References

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