Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/exoβn

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 *exsoβnos. Equivalent to *ex- (from, out of) +‎ *oβn (fear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛxˈoβn/

Adjective

*exoβn

  1. fearless, bold

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: ehaffn
  • Middle Welsh: ehouyn
    • Welsh: eofn

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 119