Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mėðjɨd

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 *madyeti. Cognate with Old Irish maidid.

Verb

*mėðjɨd

1. to break, knead

Descendants

• Middle Breton: mezaff (“knead”)
  • Breton: mezañ
• Middle Welsh: maeðu (“break, win”)
  • Welsh: maeddu (“break, win”)

References

1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]