Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/exoβn

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 *exsoβnos. Equivalent to *ex- (“from, out of”) +‎ *oβn (“fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛxˈoβn/

Adjective

*exoβn

1. fearless, bold

Derived terms

• *exoβneð

Descendants

• Middle Breton: ehaffn
• Middle Welsh: ehouyn
  • Welsh: eofn

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 119