Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/briθ

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbriːθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *brixtus.

Noun

*briθ m

charm, incantation

Descendants

Old Breton: brith
Middle Welsh: lledfrith (in compound)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.

Adjective

*briθ (feminine *breiθ)

painted, speckled, variegated

Descendants

Middle Breton: briz
- Breton: brizh
Cornish: bruit
Old Welsh: brith
- Welsh: brith

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 280