Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨdaw
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Proto-Brythonic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *ɸlitawī, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂k- (“to spread out flat”).[1][2][3] Also compare *pleth₂- (“flat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*llɨdaw f (?)
Descendants[edit]
- Old Breton: Letau
- Cornish: Lesow
- Old Welsh: Litau
- Welsh: Llydaw
- → Old English: *Lidwīc
- Old English: Lidwīccas, Lidwīcingas (“Bretons”)
References[edit]
- ^ Koch, John, "Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia", ABC-CLIO, 2006, p. 1159
- ^ West, M. L. (2007-05-24). Indo-European Poetry and Myth. OUP Oxford. pp. 178–179
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2008). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (in French). Errance. p. 204.
Categories:
- Proto-Brythonic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Brythonic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Brythonic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Brythonic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Brythonic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Brythonic lemmas
- Proto-Brythonic nouns
- Proto-Brythonic feminine nouns