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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/tɨɣernọg

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *tigernākos. Equivalent to *tɨɣern (lord, ruler) +‎ *-ọg. Cognate with Old Irish tigernach (lordly).

Adjective

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*tɨɣernọg

  1. lordly, noble

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: *tiarnoc
  • Welsh: teyrnog

Further reading

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  • Koch, John (2004) “*tegernāko-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 248