< Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic
Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nėdr
Proto-Brythonic
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *natrī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)n̥H-tr-íh₂, from *(s)néHtr̥.[1][2]
Noun
*nėdr m
- snake
Reconstruction notes
Cornish and Breton reflect a loss i-affection due to leveling from the plural.[2]
Descendants
- Old Breton: natrolion pl
- Middle Breton: nazr, aezr
- Breton: nàer
- Middle Breton: nazr, aezr
- Old Cornish: nader
- Cornish: nader
- Welsh: neidr
References
- Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 169-170
- Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65