Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/meið

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 *mesgos. Cognate with Middle Irish medc.

Noun

*meið m

serum, whey, blood

Descendants

Old Breton: meid
Cornish: meith
Welsh: maidd

References

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