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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kastell

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 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin castellum. Parallel borrowing with Irish caistél (“castle”).[1]

Noun

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*kastell m

  1. castle

Descendants

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  • Breton: kastell
  • Cornish: kastel
  • Middle Welsh: castell

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caistél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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