Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nerθ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nertom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛrθ/

Noun

*nerθ m

1. strength, force, power

Related terms

• *ner

Descendants

• Old Breton: nerth
  • Middle Breton: nerz
    • Breton: nerzh
• Cornish: nerth
• Old Welsh: nerth
  • Middle Welsh: nerth
    • Welsh: nerth

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289