Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kaduɨr

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 Latin cathedra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”), whence related Proto-Brythonic *heðɨd (“to sit”), *nɨθ (“nest”). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish cathaír (“chair”).

Noun

*kaduɨr m[1]

chair

Descendants

Middle Breton: cadoer
- Breton: kador
Middle Cornish: *gadoer
- Cornish: cadar
- ⇒ Middle Cornish: Pengadoer
Middle Welsh: cadeir
- Welsh: cadair

References

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 237: “LPBr. *kaduïr or *kadoer; LPBr. *kadeir”

[1] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 237: “LPBr. *kaduïr or *kadoer; LPBr. *kadeir”