Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/pont

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

Borrowed from an oblique case of Latin pōns.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpont/

Noun

*pont ?

bridge

Reconstruction notes

The Welsh reflex is feminine while the Breton and Cornish reflexes are masculine.

Descendants

Middle Breton: pont
- Breton: pont
Old Cornish: pons
- Middle Cornish: pons
  - Cornish: pons
Cumbric: *pont
- ⇒ Cumbric: *Pen(n)pont
  - → English: Penpont^[2]^[3]
Old Welsh: pont
- Middle Welsh: pont
  - Welsh: pont

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pont”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ James, Alan G. (2014) “Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls”, in The Journal of Scottish Name Studies‎^[1], volume 8, page 9
^ James, Alan G. (2020) The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence‎^[2], The Journal of Scottish Name Studies, page 243

[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pont”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[2] James, Alan G. (2014) “Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls”, in The Journal of Scottish Name Studies‎^[1], volume 8, page 9

[3] James, Alan G. (2020) The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence‎^[2], The Journal of Scottish Name Studies, page 243

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