Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nėdr

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 *natrī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)n̥H-tr-íh₂, from *(s)néHtr̥.^[1]^[2]

Noun

*nėdr m

snake

Reconstruction notes

Cornish and Breton reflect a loss i-affection due to leveling from the plural.^[2]

Descendants

Old Breton: natrolion pl
- Middle Breton: nazr, aezr
  - Breton: nàer
Old Cornish: nader
- Cornish: nader
Welsh: neidr

References

^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 169-170
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65

[1] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 169-170

[Zair-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65

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