Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/garan

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 *garanos (“crane, heron”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Noun

*garan m

1. crane, heron

Descendants

• Breton: garan
• Old Cornish: garan
  • → Cornish: garan (semi-learned)
• Middle Welsh: garan
  • Welsh: garan

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “garan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies