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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/berθ

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 *berxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s, from *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine”) +‎ *-tós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrθ/

Adjective

*berθ

beautiful, bright, fine

Descendants

Middle Breton: berz
- Breton: berzh
Middle Welsh: berth
- Welsh: berth

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63

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