Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brigantī

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥ǵʰéntih₂ ~ *bʰr̥ǵʰn̥tyéh₂-, feminine of *bʰérǵʰonts.

Noun

*brigantī f

1. something high or elevated
2. an exalted person

Inflection

Feminine ī/yā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brigantī	*brigantī	*brigantiyās
vocative	*brigantī	*brigantī	*brigantiyās
accusative	*brigantīm	*brigantī	*brigantīns
genitive	*brigantyās	*brigantyous	*brigantyom
dative	*brigantyai	*brigantyābom	*brigantyābos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*brigantyābim	*brigantyābis

Derived terms

• *Brigantī (name)
• *brigantīnos (“chief”)
  • Proto-Brythonic: *brɨɣėntin
    • Old Breton: brientin, brientinion
    • Middle Cornish: brentyn, bryntyn
    • Middle Welsh: brenhin
      • Welsh: brenin

Descendants

• → Galician: (place name) Bergantiños; ⇒? (from *Brigantica, place names) Breanca, Brántega
• → Portuguese: (place name) Bragança
• Proto-Brythonic: *brɨɣėnt
  • Old Breton: Brient (personal name)
  • Old Welsh: bryeint
    • Middle Welsh: breeint
      • Welsh: braint