Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/diweð

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 *dīwedom; from *dīwedeti (“to lead away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *de + *wedʰ-). Cognate with Old Irish díad.

Noun

*diweð m

  1. end, ending

Descendants

  • Old Breton: diued
    • Middle Breton: divez
      • Breton: diwezh
  • Cornish: diwedh
  • Old Welsh: diued

References

  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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