Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mėðɨd

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 *medeti. Cognate with Old Irish midithir.

Verb

*mėðɨd

1. to measure, judge

Descendants

• Old Cornish: medhes
• Middle Welsh: meðu
  • Welsh: meddu

References

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