Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kaduɨr

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

Borrowed from Latin cathedra. Distantly related Proto-Brythonic *heðɨd (“to sit”), *nɨθ (“nest”). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish cathaír (“chair”).

Noun

*kaduɨr m

1. chair

Descendants

• Middle Breton: cadoer
  • Breton: kador
• Middle Cornish: *gadoer
  • Cornish: cadar
  • ⇒ Middle Cornish: Pengadoer
• Middle Welsh: cadeir
  • Welsh: cadair