Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/rrɨð

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 *ɸriyos, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, from *preyH- (“like, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈ɨːð/

Adjective

*rrɨð (feminine *rreð)

1. free

Descendants

• Old Breton: rid
• Old Cornish: rid
  • Cornish: rydh
• Welsh: rhydd

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 141