Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/korf
Appearance
Proto-Brythonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin corpus,[1] cognate with Proto-Brythonic *krɨβ̃ (“strong”). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish corp (“body”).
Noun
[edit]*korf m
Descendants
[edit]- Middle Breton: corff, corf, corph
- Breton: korf
- Middle Cornish: corf
- Cornish: korf
- Middle Welsh: corf, corff, corph
- Welsh: corff
Further reading
[edit]R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “corff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 56