Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gen

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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 *genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Noun[edit]

*gen f (plural *genow)

  1. chin, jaw
  2. cheek

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Breton: gen
  • Old Cornish: genau
  • Middle Welsh: gen