Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/drüw

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 *druwits. By itself, Celtic *druwits should have given *druw, as final i-affection did not affect u. In the original oblique stem *druwid-, however, internal i-affection occurred, which did affect u. The oblique stem was generalised to the nominative singular before the loss of final syllables. Compare also *süw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdryu̯/

Noun

*drüw m (plural *drüwɨð)

1. druid, seer

Descendants

• Old Cornish: druw
• Middle Welsh: dryw
  • Welsh: dryw
• → Old English: drȳ (see there for further descendants)