Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/lledr

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

From Proto-Celtic *letrom, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Cognate with Middle Irish lethar.

Noun

*lledr m

1. leather

Descendants

• Old Breton: ledr
  • Middle Breton: lezr
    • Breton: lêr
• Cornish: ledher
• Middle Welsh: lledyr
  • Welsh: lledr

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lledr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies