Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/britis

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 the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *bʰértis, from *bʰer- (“to bear”).

Noun

*britis f

act of carrying, bearing

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*britis	*britī	*britīs
vocative	*briti	*britī	*britīs
accusative	*britim	*britī	*britims
genitive	*briteis	*brityow	*brityom
dative	*britei	*britibom	*britibos
locative	*britei	*?	*?
instrumental	*britī	*britibim	*britibis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *brɨd
- Cornish: brys
- Middle Welsh: bryd
  - Welsh: bryd
Old Irish: brith, breth
- Irish: breith
- Scottish Gaelic: breith

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