Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/skuβarnọg

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 *skuβarn (“ear”) +‎ *-ọg.

Noun

*skuβarnọg f

1. hare

Descendants

• Middle Breton: scouarnec
  • Breton: skouarneg
• Old Cornish: scouarnoc
  • Cornish: skovarnek
    • → English: scavernick
• Middle Welsh: yscyfarnawc, ysgyuarnauc
  • Welsh: ysgyfarnog

Further reading

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