Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/korf
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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 corpus,[1] cognate with Proto-Brythonic *krɨβ̃ (“strong”). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish corp (“body”).
Noun edit
*korf m
Descendants edit
- Middle Breton: corff, corf, corph
- Breton: korf
- Middle Cornish: corf
- Cornish: korf
- Middle Welsh: corf, corff, corph
- Welsh: corff
Further reading edit
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “corff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
References edit
- ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 56