Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/briθ

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbriːθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *brixtus.

Noun

*briθ m

1. charm, incantation

Descendants

• Old Breton: brith
• Middle Welsh: brythron (“magic wand”), lledfrith (“delusion, illusion”) (in compounds)
  • Welsh: lledrith

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.

Adjective

*briθ (feminine *breiθ)

1. painted, speckled, variegated

Descendants

• Middle Breton: briz
  • Breton: brizh
• Cornish: brith, bryth, bruit
• Old Welsh: brith
  • Welsh: brith

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 280