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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kiwdọd

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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 Vulgar Latin *[kiwˈtate~kiβˈtate], from Latin cīvitātem, accusative singular of cīvitās (citizenry; city).[1] Doublet of *kiwed, from the nominative singular, whence Welsh ciwed.

Noun

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*kiwdọd f

  1. people, tribe
  2. town

Alternative reconstructions

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*kiβdọd

Descendants

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  • Middle Breton: queudet
  • Middle Welsh: kiwdawt

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, pages 59, 77