Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mọdreb

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 *mātrikʷā, from *mātīr (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

*mọdreb f

1. aunt

Descendants

• Old Cornish: modereb
  • Cornish: modrep, modreb
• Old Breton: motrep
  • Middle Breton: mozreb
    • Breton: moereb
• Old Welsh: modreped (plural)
  • Middle Welsh: modryb
    • Welsh: modryb

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Proto-Brythonic/mọdreb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 260