Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/rreiθ

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 *rextus. Compare Old Irish recht and Modern Irish reacht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈ɛi̯θ/

Noun

*rreiθ m (plural *rreiθow)

1. rule, law

Derived terms

• *kuβ̃reiθ

Descendants

• Middle Breton: rez, reiz
• Cornish: ryth
• Middle Welsh: reyth
  • Welsh: rhaith

Further reading

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310–11