Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *krikso- (curly), from Proto-Indo-European *kripso-. Cognate with Gaulish crixsos (curly, crispy).

Adjective[edit]

*krɨx

  1. curly, frizzy

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Breton: crech
  • Cornish: crygh
  • Welsh: crych

References[edit]

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