Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kiwdọd

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

Noun

*kiwdọd f

1. people, tribe
2. town

Alternative reconstructions

*kiβdọd

Descendants

• Middle Breton: queudet
  • Breton: keoded
• Middle Welsh: kiwdawt
  • Welsh: ciwdod