Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/aβon

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 pre-Proto-Brythonic *abonā, rebuilt ā-stem from Proto-Celtic *abonos, genitive singular of *abū (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈβoːn/

Noun

*aβon f

  1. river

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: auon
  • Cornish: avon
  • Middle Welsh: afon
  • → English: Avon
  • → Scots: A'an
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