< Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic

Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/eðenn

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 *edennos. Cognate with Old Irish eidenn (“ivy”).[1]

Noun

*eðenn m

  1. ivy

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: ilieavenn
    • Breton: iliav, ilio, iliavenn (sgv.)
  • Cornish: idhyow, idhyo, idhyowen (sgv.)
  • Middle Welsh: eido, eiddio

Further reading
  • Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 36
  • Williams, Robert (1865) “idhio”, in Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, in which the Words are elucidated by Copious Examples from the Cornish Works now remaining; With Translations in English​, London: Trubner & Co., page 225
  • Cornillet, Gérard (2017) “iliav”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton, page 787

References
  1. Koch, John (2004) “*φedenno-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 185
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.