Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/düβrgi

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 *dubrokū. Equivalent to *duβr (“water”) +‎ *ki (“dog”).

Noun

*düβrgi m (plural *duβrgun)

1. otter

Descendants

• Breton: dourgi
• Cornish: dowrgi
• Welsh: dyfrgi, dwrgi

References

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