Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kluɨreg

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

Borrowed from Latin clēricus.[1] Parallel borrowing with Old Irish clérech (“cleric, clerk, scholar”).

Noun

*kluɨreg m

clerk, cleric

Alternative reconstructions

*kloɨreg

Descendants

Breton: kloarek
Old Cornish: cloireg

References

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 217

[1] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 217