Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/diweð

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *dīwedom; from *dī- (“from, away”) (See Proto-Indo-European *de) + *wedo- (“to lead”) (See *wedʰ-). Cognate with Old Irish díad.

Noun

*diweð m

end, ending

Descendants

Breton: diwez
Cornish: deweth
Old Welsh: diued
- Middle Welsh: diued
  - Welsh: diwedd

References

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