Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/drüw

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 *druwits. By itself, Celtic *druwits should have given *druw, as final i-affection did not affect u. In the original oblique stem *druwid-, however, internal i-affection occurred, which did affect u. The oblique stem was generalised to the nominative singular before the loss of final syllables. Compare also *süw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdryu̯/

Noun

*drüw m (plural *drüwɨð)

druid, seer

Descendants

Breton: drouiz
Cornish: drewydh
Welsh: dryw
- → Old English: drȳ
  - Middle English: drigmann/drigmenn pl