Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/rruɨð

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 *rēdi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁réh₁-dʰi, from *h₁réh₁ (“sparsely, rarely, loosely”). Cognate with Old Irish réid (“free, empty”).

Adjective

*rruɨð

sparse, rare, loose

Descendants

Old Breton: ruet
- Middle Breton: rouez
  - Breton: rouez (“rare, sparse, transparent”)
Cornish: rydh
Old Welsh: ruid (“empty, vacant”)
- Welsh: rhwydd