Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/taβern

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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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Borrowed from Latin taberna (“inn”).[1] Parallel borrowing with Irish tábhairne (“tavern”).

Noun

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*taβern f

  1. inn, tavern

Descendants

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  • Breton: tavarn
  • Cornish: tavern
  • Middle Welsh: tauarn

Further reading

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  • Cornillet, Gérard (2017) “tavarn”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton, page 1532

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 66
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