Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/moruɨn

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 *morēnā. Related to *merx (“daughter”).

Noun

*moruɨn f

1. girl, maiden

Descendants

• Cornish: moren
• Welsh: morwyn

References

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